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capitulate

[kuh-pich-uh-leyt] / kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt /


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Eastern Time on Tuesday — telling one reporter that “very little” would be off the table if Tehran doesn’t capitulate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

“Iran will be forced to capitulate at some point,” writes BCA Research Chief Strategist Marko Papic.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

If a tender offer looks like it has widespread support, boards of the company being sold tend to capitulate and negotiate a deal before the deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

It’s an old Wall Street saying that a bull market doesn’t end “till the last bear turns bullish,” or at least until they capitulate.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

Hence, our daily lives were so bound up with trivial objectives that to capitulate when challenged was tantamount to surrendering the right to life itself.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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