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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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Pausing such operations long enough to reassess protocols was not surrender.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Other research has pointed the same way, highlighting what has come to be called "cognitive offloading" -- or even "cognitive surrender".

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Before the World Cup began, 1,958 football supporters subject to football banning orders were required to surrender their passports to stop them heading to the World Cup.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

It’s like you always have to surrender yourself to each moment.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

When Roosevelt’s canoe was in sight, he shouted frantically for Roosevelt, telling him he wanted to surrender and climb on board the canoe.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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

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

The animals are also trained to come away when told and to leave anyone who surrenders.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Detectives then identified the suspect, who walked into a Santa Monica Police Department station and surrendered himself Tuesday evening, police said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Gray surrendered at the scene and has remained in custody.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

In Popular Constitutionalism, Kramer describes this tradition as one that “we seem to have lost, or surrendered, today.”

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Despite being fit enough to play, the Arsenal winger remained an unused substitute as Thomas Tuchel's side surrendered a 1-0 lead in the closing stages to lose 2-1 to holders Argentina.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

On April 26, 1865, General Joseph Eggleston Johnston surrendered the Southern troops to Union general William Tecumseh Sherman at a farmhouse just outside of town.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

England famously found itself on the wrong side of World Cup history at Azteca Stadium, surrendering Diego Maradona’s iconic “Hand of God” goal and another strike known as the tournament’s “most beautiful goal.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

If every click to enable an app or service amounted to surrendering Fourth Amendment protection, constitutional privacy would steadily evaporate as technology became more sophisticated.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

After missing out on six World Cups in a row, and maybe surrendering to fatalism along the way, game day is upon us here in the United States.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

For Kim, it means securing economic benefits that only China can offer, without surrendering his nuclear weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

The Dutch military held out for barely three weeks before surrendering to Hitler.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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