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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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Kekesi added that having devices with child safety features as a default meant adults don't have to "surrender unnecessary personal information to multiple apps and websites".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

Al-Zaidi had set Wednesday as a deadline for militias to surrender their weapons, but has since postponed it to June 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

But the German High Command was not prepared to surrender the territories in Belgium, France, and Russia occupied by German armies.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

There’s more beauty and fascination in an imperfect film that surrenders to its flaws, urging its artists to build around them.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025

The woman kisses the child good-bye and surrenders him to my mother; then she bolts off, running on the cemented stretches in the park.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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

They surrendered 32 more runs than they produced, the same differential as the last-place New York Mets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

September 1943 also marked a significant milestone in the war: Germany’s Axis partner Italy surrendered to the Allies.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

The episode came shortly before a dramatic night for Real Madrid, who recovered from surrendering a two-goal lead to beat Elche 3-2, with Carlos Espi scoring the winner in stoppage time.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

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

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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