surrender
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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
In California, a parent or legal guardian can surrender a baby within 72 hours of birth — no questions asked — to ensure the child’s wellbeing, the department said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
He teaches us to meet defeat with humility and surrender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 13 weeks time, she'll have to surrender that glitterball trophy to a new victor.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The book was later confiscated by the German army, and it was eventually found in the basement of a castle in Germany by American soldiers in 1945, just before the Nazi surrender.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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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
Don’t miss: Tesla’s stock surrenders gains after earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 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
There was no counterbalance to stagnation, to pessimism, to the most abject surrenders to mysticism.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Snell surrendered just one more hit, but when he issued his fifth walk with two outs in the fourth inning, his pitch count was up to 90.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 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
Thaci has been in custody in The Hague for six years since he voluntarily surrendered in 2020 to the tribunal, known as the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
On May 7, 1945, one week after Hitler’s suicide, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Americans.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Alcaraz edged the opener on a tie-break - but only after surrendering his advantage after breaking for a seemingly decisive 6-5 lead.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He worked two innings against Team USA’s star-studded lineup without surrendering a hit, retiring the likes of Alex Bregman, Cal Raleigh and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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
“Promise me that if you ever feel like surrendering, you’ll tell me.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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