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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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Patterned after gun buyback programs organized by police departments, prosecutors in Orange County are offering gift cards for people to surrender e-bikes and e-motorcycles with “no questions” asked.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Those with tickets for Saturday must have thought the prospect of seeing any play was remote when Pakistan offered a meek surrender on day one.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Two family members were able to exit the home safely, but the man refused to surrender himself.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Journalists arrived at the press conference primed to write about Coca-Cola’s apparent surrender.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Three weeks later, two American atomic bombs forced Japan to surrender.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Local media also reported that Koreans are surrendering their life-insurance policies to buy shares, with policy surrenders said to have surged 16% in the last quarter among the top three insurers.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

District Judge Margaret Garnett released Van Dyke while he awaits trial, on conditions including that he surrenders his passport and any firearms.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

He says that the war will end only when all hostages are returned and Hamas surrenders.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2025

Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

There was no counterbalance to stagnation, to pessimism, to the most abject surrenders to mysticism.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

But on the other side of the ball, they surrendered 478 yards to a Panthers offense that ranked 27th last season.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Sanchez was arrested shortly afterward, but Easter fled the scene and wasn’t found until Wednesday, when he surrendered and was taken into custody, the CHP statement said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The Zambian opposition leader who was runner-up in this month's disputed presidential election surrendered to police on Thursday after two weeks in hiding following a summons over an alleged national security threat, state media reported.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Last year, dozens of journalists surrendered Pentagon credentials rather than agree to new restrictions on their reporting.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

The demons had dragged me underground after I'd surrendered.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

He was tricked into surrendering when he mistook Ukrainian soldiers for his Russian allies.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

On Saturday evening, Niger's public television broadcast footage of dozens of soldiers, including women, who appeared to be surrendering with their hands raised, whilst others were sat in rows on the ground.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

If regulators in another country demand access to the company’s source code as a condition of market access, the company faces a choice between surrendering valuable intellectual property or walking away from the market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

England famously found itself on the wrong side of World Cup history at Azteca Stadium, surrendering Diego Maradona’s iconic “Hand of God” goal and another strike known as the tournament’s “most beautiful goal.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

The Dutch military held out for barely three weeks before surrendering to Hitler.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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