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capitulation

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


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City, though, will be left extremely concerned by their capitulation against Everton, having gone ahead but been unable to see out the game.

From BBC • May 4, 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

If this is what capitulation looks like, it would be a first.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

A true capitulation, but even that wouldn’t be easy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

This military victory eventually led to a British capitulation three years later and to freedom for the United States—and lasting fame for Washington.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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