surrender
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When he failed to surrender his passports in time to meet a 24-hour deadline, Brazilian authorities cancelled the documents and ordered police to make checks at border posts.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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
Guterres agreed there was a climate "leadership gap" but said overshooting 1.5C "is not surrender".
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Write down the surrender charge for every year of the contract.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The boy raises his hands in surrender, smirks, and turns away.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Local media also reported that Koreans are surrendering their life-insurance policies to buy shares, with policy surrenders said to have surged 16% in the last quarter among the top three insurers.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
District Judge Margaret Garnett released Van Dyke while he awaits trial, on conditions including that he surrenders his passport and any firearms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The animals are also trained to come away when told and to leave anyone who surrenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
He surrenders to his most tender and attentive self with Samantha, knowing she is always there.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
Finally he surrenders his surprise, looks away, and drinks.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
A Justice Department spokeswoman said Lucas surrendered to authorities Thursday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
It says the King has "loaned" Andrew the £1.5m sum, and notes that the former prince formerly surrendered his 75-year lease earlier this week.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Snell surrendered just one more hit, but when he issued his fifth walk with two outs in the fourth inning, his pitch count was up to 90.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
After this, Lucca and Siena would have immediately surrendered, partly to spite the Florentines and partly out of fear, and the Florentines would have had no means of preventing it.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
However, the deadline has passed without the senator surrendering the passports, prompting speculation he may have left the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
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
Detroit’s defense is a problem, especially the secondary, and the Lions are surrendering almost 32 points per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was hard not to feel a bit depressed sometimes, not to feel as though the families who kept their girls at home were simply surrendering to Fazlullah.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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