surrender

Japan occupied all of Korea before its 1945 surrender in the Second World War, after which the peninsula was divided into separate states along the 38th parallel.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

“When you sublet your judgment about facts and morals to a rigid ideology, you really surrender your ability to make real moral judgments, and also to make real factual judgments.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

She must also surrender her passport, adhere to a curfew, provide her phone number to gardaí, and sign on daily at garda station in County Kildare.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

The Confederacy would not surrender even in the face of an almost certain Union victory.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

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

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

‘To me it would not seem that a Steward who faithfully surrenders his charge is diminished in love or in honour,’ said Gandalf.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The rescue center argued that Bruce’s owners should have notified and surrendered the dog to them before relinquishing control to animal services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Dodgers starting pitcher Eric Lauer, who had already given up a two-run home run to Alec Bohm in the first inning, surrendered a solo shot to Bryan De La Cruz to lead off the fifth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

International hotel chains have surrendered their operations, and the dwindling tourism industry has denied the insolvent government an essential revenue source.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

If England are to regain the World Cup, having surrendered it meekly in 2023, much of the responsibility will rest on Joe Root's shoulders.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

When the last fort surrendered on August 17, the Germans began their march across Belgium, driving thousands of frightened refugees before them.

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

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

The job has to measure up to the trade-off of precious time he’s surrendering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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

Finally, on August 15, Emperor Hirohito spoke over the radio to the Japanese people, telling them that Japan was surrendering.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac