surrender
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Also look into any surrender charges if you need more than 10%, and see for yourself how reliable the insurer offering the annuity is, experts said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
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
Brazil cancelled his passport, after he failed to surrender it to authorities, due to an ongoing criminal investigation.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Nesson advised his client to surrender to authorities.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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After a while, a receptive listener abandons the attempt to make sense out of where the music might be “going” and simply surrenders to the sounding moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 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
He says that the war will end only when all hostages are returned and Hamas surrenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
She raises the cane over her head once more, but this time the squirrel surrenders.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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Diana and Jerry Green returned to Massachusetts and surrendered themselves to the court.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Two more were captured with the help of drone surveillance, police said, while the last two men surrendered on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
A Justice Department spokeswoman said Lucas surrendered to authorities Thursday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Then, surprisingly, meekly, without protest, he surrendered without a fight.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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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
If this fails, Merz could deflect attention by surrendering his party’s chair to a more popular figure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
First, it is crucial to recognize that Washington’s extraordinary reputation rested less on his prudent exercise of power than on his dramatic flair at surrendering it.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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