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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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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

PARIS—For decades, Europeans have been happy to surrender around half of their pay to the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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

"We do not know the meaning of surrender... If necessary, we will carry out massive savings. We will be even more thrifty later on."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Before the akrafena can finish him off, Tano raises his hands in surrender and yells: “COOL DOWN!”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

But as soon as she surrenders into custody, the rumination would halt.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 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

Don’t miss: Tesla’s stock surrenders gains after earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Jack Welsby got on the act for try 12, a third score in four minutes, as the French surrendered.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Kalinsky surrendered one of his annuities and continued to hold on to the other two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Snell surrendered just one more hit, but when he issued his fifth walk with two outs in the fourth inning, his pitch count was up to 90.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Lefty Tanner Scott, whom Roberts plans to use in a fireman role, surrendered a two-run homer to Ozzie Albies in the ninth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Jenna is so used to every move being recorded at this point that she seems to have surrendered herself to the adoration of Jenna Fox.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Ashby is one out shy of matching the all-time record for the most innings thrown by a reliever in a postseason without surrendering a run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

She can become a mother without surrendering her career.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

After surrendering 28 first-half points, JSerra held Bishop Amat, and running back Justin Clinton, who rushed for more than 130 yards, including a 67-yard burst and a 43-yard touchdown, in check in the second half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Oh, there will be no more surrendering, Rapunzel,” she said.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley


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