surrender
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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
Surrender charges generally start at about 10% and drop each year until the surrender period ends, according to the Texas Department of Insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Characteristically, their parents refused even to make sure doors were closed, as it was “essential that we refuse to surrender to fear.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The French had suffered a humiliating defeat in their war with Germany in 1870–71, when France was forced to surrender the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, a loss that France could neither forgive nor forget.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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
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
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
He surrenders to his most tender and attentive self with Samantha, knowing she is always there.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
Poland surrenders, and trains filled with victorious German troops receive a jubilant homecoming.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Then in the seventh inning, he issued a leadoff walk to Andrew Vaughn and surrendered back-to-back homers, and suddenly the game had flipped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
One of his victims told the BBC she had assumed his passport would automatically be surrendered after he was charged and said she was "so disappointed in the law."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
What diners surrendered wasn’t necessarily quality so much as a little hospitality, a little transparency and, increasingly, the expectation that a restaurant represented somebody’s particular idea of what a restaurant should be.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
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
“I want you to listen to me. They surrendered to their darkness. You don’t have to, and I want you to promise me that you never will.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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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
Detroit’s defense is a problem, especially the secondary, and the Lions are surrendering almost 32 points per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Owners can save time by surrendering their driver’s licenses ahead of delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
“It’s the color of your eyes today,” I sighed, surrendering, staring down at my hands as I fiddled with a piece of my hair.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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