give over
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When Adams finally produced his personal phone the next day, it was locked with a new six-digit passcode that the mayor refused to give over to the feds, claiming that he could not remember it.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
“It was complicated, I won’t lie. You really have to give over and say, ‘We’re going to treat your brand with a lot of respect,’” he says about Paramount.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024
Host dealers can choose to give over their spaces to their visiting colleagues, or hold their own exhibitions alongside them.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
“We have such a platform — we do 60 keynote events a year — it just made more sense not to give over control to a publisher,” Mr. Bomberger said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2023
It seemed as though Wang Lung’s eldest son could never give over his hatred of his cousin or his deep suspicion of his cousin’s evil.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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