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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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"This is not the moment to surrender -- this is the moment to fight back".

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

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

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered him late Sunday to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The propaganda stressed that the Philippines had no hope of surviving a fight against the Japanese, and therefore should surrender immediately.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

Don’t miss: Tesla’s stock surrenders gains after earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

He says that the war will end only when all hostages are returned and Hamas surrenders.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

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

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Diana and Jerry Green returned to Massachusetts and surrendered themselves to the court.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 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

Rooney and Myha'la surrendered theirs, but traitor Jama managed to hold on to hers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Retreating Italian troops were driven down from the mountains onto the plains as hundreds of thousands of soldiers surrendered or deserted, disappearing into the countryside.

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

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

She can become a mother without surrendering her career.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

After surrendering 28 first-half points, JSerra held Bishop Amat, and running back Justin Clinton, who rushed for more than 130 yards, including a 67-yard burst and a 43-yard touchdown, in check in the second half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

He was tricked into surrendering when he mistook Ukrainian soldiers for his Russian allies.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

It was hard not to feel a bit depressed sometimes, not to feel as though the families who kept their girls at home were simply surrendering to Fazlullah.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai


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