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capitulation

[kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuhn] / kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən /


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After that, it backed off a little on what seemed like normal profit-taking rather than any sort of blowoff capitulation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Tuchel roused himself enough to provide a passionate defence of his efforts during the late capitulation against Argentina.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

In that sense, forced index removal can act as a final capitulation event rather than a fundamental indictment.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

The capitulation of France is only weeks past, and already he has seen things he did not dream he would see in six lifetimes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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