surrender
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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
On Thursday, he was granted $10,000 bail, ordered not to contact or post about his accuser, and to surrender his passport.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The SS-HJ soldiers obeyed most of the Americans’ surrender terms.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Writing one big check surrenders that $2,000 in each of the four off years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
The animals are also trained to come away when told and to leave anyone who surrenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
Eventually, the U.S. surrenders after a German nuclear attack; and America is occupied by Nazi Germany along the eastern seaboard and Japan on the West Coast, with a pseudo-independent Vichy regime in the Rockies.
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
Poland surrenders, and trains filled with victorious German troops receive a jubilant homecoming.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Diana and Jerry Green returned to Massachusetts and surrendered themselves to the court.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
A Justice Department spokeswoman said Lucas surrendered to authorities Thursday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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
Arcadio pushed Úrsula toward the house and surrendered.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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
Detroit’s defense is a problem, especially the secondary, and the Lions are surrendering almost 32 points per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
But to the NBA, the Clippers are surrendering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
While the sun burst into multicolored flames on the horizon, its last wave goodbye before surrendering to the night, Ma handed Ba a bowl of rice porridge.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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