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capitulation

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


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Cheng rejected the criticism, framing her approach as necessary to avoid conflict rather than a capitulation to Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Ballmer’s capitulation may actually be seen as a positive to some Clippers fans, Durbin suggested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

What is unarguable is that it was a total capitulation, a feeble collapse in the face of LASK's physicality and desire and belief.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

A collaboration, it seemed to her, was a thinly disguised capitulation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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