surrender
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But we question why the parents must move to a high-cost area and surrender essentially all of their assets to finance a property that the older brother insists on owning and controlling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Summoning the will to surrender that power he’d trained all his life to inherit, to the Guardians of the Universe ordering him to betray his friend, is a Herculean act.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
After the Inter-Con guards secured their guns, they toured the building like they owned it, refusing either to answer questions or surrender Simpson’s key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He had to surrender his passport as part of his bail conditions and is barred from speaking to the media about the case.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Welcome, everyone. I’m so glad you’re here. It gives me such great pleasure to accept your surrender in person.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Writing one big check surrenders that $2,000 in each of the four off years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 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
Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 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
In his fourth outing, Díaz issued three walks and surrendered five runs in just two-thirds of an inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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
The garrison surrendered only because the men had no water and were literally dying of thirst.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
But to the NBA, the Clippers are surrendering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Alcaraz edged the opener on a tie-break - but only after surrendering his advantage after breaking for a seemingly decisive 6-5 lead.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
“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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