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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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Also look into any surrender charges if you need more than 10%, and see for yourself how reliable the insurer offering the annuity is, experts said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

For decades, Europeans have been happy to surrender around half of their pay to the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"I never had any intention of leaving the country. I will surrender my passports and defend myself against this travesty," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

He expected more good news about the surrender of additional Confederate armies.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

A chairman who avoids discussing the outlook can’t explain the committee’s decisions and surrenders a tool for steering it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

But last December’s decision to license H200 sales surrenders that lead.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

Harket, 65, said he had "no problem accepting the diagnosis", adding: "With time, I've taken to heart my 94-year-old father's attitude to the way the organism gradually surrenders: 'I use whatever works'."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

The woman kisses the child good-bye and surrenders him to my mother; then she bolts off, running on the cemented stretches in the park.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

Diana and Jerry Green returned to Massachusetts and surrendered themselves to the court.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Kalinsky surrendered one of his annuities and continued to hold on to the other two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

One of his victims told the BBC she had assumed his passport would automatically be surrendered after he was charged and said she was "so disappointed in the law."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He reached out and she surrendered the bottle.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

Instead of surrendering to sticker shock, people are finding ways to gamify their daily expenses, hunt down hidden perks and even double down on their goals for the future.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

She can become a mother without surrendering her career.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

After surrendering 28 first-half points, JSerra held Bishop Amat, and running back Justin Clinton, who rushed for more than 130 yards, including a 67-yard burst and a 43-yard touchdown, in check in the second half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

He worked two innings against Team USA’s star-studded lineup without surrendering a hit, retiring the likes of Alex Bregman, Cal Raleigh and Pete Crow-Armstrong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Full of survivor’s guilt, he was surrendering himself to the random forces of the uni-verse, trying to punish himself for still being alive.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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