surrender
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Japan occupied all of Korea before its 1945 surrender in the Second World War, after which the peninsula was divided into separate states along the 38th parallel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The findings led Canvey Island Town Council to surrender its lease of the lake to Castle Point Borough Council.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
As U.S. forces closed in on Japan in 1945, the nation’s military leaders refused to consider surrender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Pausing such operations long enough to reassess protocols was not surrender.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
“So you’re saying that unless I surrender, you will continue to move away from me?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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
Don’t miss: Tesla’s stock surrenders gains after earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
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
There was no counterbalance to stagnation, to pessimism, to the most abject surrenders to mysticism.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Phillips, who last week talked about rewiring his rehab mindset, has already surrendered four home runs in just seven outings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Gray surrendered at the scene and has remained in custody.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In Popular Constitutionalism, Kramer describes this tradition as one that “we seem to have lost, or surrendered, today.”
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Despite being fit enough to play, the Arsenal winger remained an unused substitute as Thomas Tuchel's side surrendered a 1-0 lead in the closing stages to lose 2-1 to holders Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He had to hope that if Volta had never truly surrendered to the darkness, then maybe he might stand a chance as well.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
He looked primed for a comeback victory but a different, depleted Draper returned for the third set, surrendering the opening game having led 40-15.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
By the end, the Sparks spent the game playing catch-up, never regaining the lead after surrendering it in the first 49 seconds to Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
If every click to enable an app or service amounted to surrendering Fourth Amendment protection, constitutional privacy would steadily evaporate as technology became more sophisticated.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
For Kim, it means securing economic benefits that only China can offer, without surrendering his nuclear weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
In the moonlight, Sherm looked sad, as if he were the one surrendering.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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