surrender
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Jo learns to her dismay that she might have to surrender her precious friendship bracelet, whose charms represent her history with Raissa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
“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
Middlebrough was permitted to first go to Liverpool and then briefly stay in West Yorkshire and was ordered to surrender to HMP Wandsworth in south London on 24 October.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
He was offering me the same terms of surrender he had offered my sister.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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
Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
And it proceeds in an escalating cycle of tit-for-tat moves until one of the parties involved surrenders.
From Salon ● May 20, 2025
Finally he surrenders his surprise, looks away, and drinks.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Bear surrendered his collar in March after a decade of being a very good boy as one of the first dogs in the country to be trained to detect the scent of koala fur.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
After six weeks of fighting, the garrison surrendered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even Valentin Barco, despite scoring Chelsea's fifth goal, was partly at fault for Leeds' second and was among several players who repeatedly surrendered possession during a difficult first half.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
I’d just finished half a ham sandwich, the other half surrendered to Flora during one of her tantrums.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 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
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
“Oh, there will be no more surrendering, Rapunzel,” she said.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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