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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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In 13 weeks time, she'll have to surrender that glitterball trophy to a new victor.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The law also expressly protects the parental rights of the intended parents by requiring the surrogate to surrender the child to them immediately upon birth.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

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

They were also able to speak directly to rival fighters on the ground, urging them to surrender, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

“They haven’t done anything for me either. And I’ve heard they surrender to pretty much anyone.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

A chairman who avoids discussing the outlook can’t explain the committee’s decisions and surrenders a tool for steering it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

There’s more beauty and fascination in an imperfect film that surrenders to its flaws, urging its artists to build around them.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Thaci has been in custody in The Hague for six years since he voluntarily surrendered in 2020 to the tribunal, known as the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 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

He was among thousands of insurgents who surrendered in late 2001 as a US-led coalition ousted the group.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Germany surrendered to the Allies on May 7, 1945.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

He worked two innings against Team USA’s star-studded lineup without surrendering a hit, retiring the likes of Alex Bregman, Cal Raleigh and Pete Crow-Armstrong.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

He looked primed for a comeback victory but a different, depleted Draper returned for the third set, surrendering the opening game having led 40-15.

From BBC Aug. 4, 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

Full of survivor’s guilt, he was surrendering himself to the random forces of the uni-verse, trying to punish himself for still being alive.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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