surrender
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I understood that accepting Parkinson’s didn’t mean I had to surrender to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“There’s a level of surrender and humility that comes with surfing and that comes with being in nature. ... You have to be so present in such a way that makes you a stronger person.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Britain’s viceroy of India, Archibald Wavell, wrote in his diary after Japan’s surrender: “So now for the horrors of peace.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She was told by the judge she must surrender her passport and would be monitored with an electronic tag until Monday, when she will be taken to prison ahead of her sentencing.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Grady raises both hands in a gesture of surrender.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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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
But last December’s decision to license H200 sales surrenders that lead.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Harket, 65, said he had "no problem accepting the diagnosis", adding: "With time, I've taken to heart my 94-year-old father's attitude to the way the organism gradually surrenders: 'I use whatever works'."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
The woman kisses the child good-bye and surrenders him to my mother; then she bolts off, running on the cemented stretches in the park.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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Closer Tanner Scott finished the inning, but after allowing an infield single and a bunt for a base hit in the ninth, he surrendered a game-tying double to Javier Sanoja.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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
In his exit, Kubasik surrendered $58 million worth of unvested stock and severance payments that would have been worth about $9 million, according to data-provider Equilar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
By 1944, Italy—one of the three Axis powers—has surrendered, but Germany has proven much more formidable.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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
They included General Dietrich von Choltitz, the last Nazi commander in Paris, who arrived in late August 1944 after defying Hitler and surrendering the city.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 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
Adam waves his hand, surrendering to the nurse, to Kim.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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