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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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Ukrainian marine Yaroslav Rumyantsev was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022 when, after one of the fiercest battles of the war, troops holed up in the Azovstal plant were forced to surrender.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Merely a gray leather couch, of a depressing aspect that almost announces a withdrawal from life and surrender to the numbing effects of long days and nights of television.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In ancient Greece, the city-state of Sparta forced the surrender of Athens by blocking its grain supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The Premier League would then surrender a place in the Europa League.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He expected more good news about the surrender of additional Confederate armies.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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