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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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In 13 weeks time, she'll have to surrender that glitterball trophy to a new victor.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The law also expressly protects the parental rights of the intended parents by requiring the surrogate to surrender the child to them immediately upon birth.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Patterned after gun buyback programs organized by police departments, prosecutors in Orange County are offering gift cards for people to surrender e-bikes and e-motorcycles with “no questions” asked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

They were also able to speak directly to rival fighters on the ground, urging them to surrender, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, the instant I buckled up I promised myself I’d surrender the body when we got to the international bridge—no matter what.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

A chairman who avoids discussing the outlook can’t explain the committee’s decisions and surrenders a tool for steering it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

But last December’s decision to license H200 sales surrenders that lead.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

Harket, 65, said he had "no problem accepting the diagnosis", adding: "With time, I've taken to heart my 94-year-old father's attitude to the way the organism gradually surrenders: 'I use whatever works'."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

This astonishing show of might among the Allies is the beginning of the end for Germany and Japan, though a year will pass before there are any more surrenders.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

And he surrendered four runs, the worst mark of his Dodgers tenure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

But on the other side of the ball, they surrendered 478 yards to a Panthers offense that ranked 27th last season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

It looked like being a similar outcome as they meekly surrendered the first set against Chan and Joint, then batted off four break points in the fifth and seventh games of the second set.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Once I’d surrendered all the unsavory old clothes to Aunt Kitty, I turned to a neat pile of fresh garments stacked on her bed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

She can become a mother without surrendering her career.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 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

Datamaxxers are getting a DIY head start, although some worry about surrendering too much of their privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

Perhaps she’s the only thing keeping him from surrendering totally.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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