surrender
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"This is not the moment to surrender -- this is the moment to fight back".
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
He demanded that Lobo surrender his properties and run a sugar plant owned by the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Also look into any surrender charges if you need more than 10%, and see for yourself how reliable the insurer offering the annuity is, experts said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
For it was an outbreak of plague that finally did the Athenians in and forced them to surrender to the Spartans.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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After a while, a receptive listener abandons the attempt to make sense out of where the music might be “going” and simply surrenders to the sounding moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Don’t miss: Tesla’s stock surrenders gains after earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
He says that the war will end only when all hostages are returned and Hamas surrenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Diana and Jerry Green returned to Massachusetts and surrendered themselves to the court.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
And by the fourth inning on Saturday, Rasmussen was finished, having surrendered three runs in his shortest outing since July 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Rooney and Myha'la surrendered theirs, but traitor Jama managed to hold on to hers.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The pain made it difficult for him to focus; he could hardly get through a sentence before his mind surrendered to it.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Ashby is one out shy of matching the all-time record for the most innings thrown by a reliever in a postseason without surrendering a run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Instead of surrendering to sticker shock, people are finding ways to gamify their daily expenses, hunt down hidden perks and even double down on their goals for the future.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
After surrendering 28 first-half points, JSerra held Bishop Amat, and running back Justin Clinton, who rushed for more than 130 yards, including a 67-yard burst and a 43-yard touchdown, in check in the second half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
They had been taught since childhood that retreating, surrendering, or being captured in war was a great shame to your nation and family.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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