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capitulation

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


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“Overall, bullion remains rangebound as it attempts to shift from capitulation to consolidation, supported by softer U.S. data and a less hostile dollar and yield backdrop,” analysts at Saxo Bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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

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

Glenn Seaborg, whose work with plutonium was still conducted under strict government security, was more candid about his capitulation.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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