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

The findings led Canvey Island Town Council to surrender its lease of the lake to Castle Point Borough Council.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Sources familiar with the operation but not authorized to speak publicly said U.S. federal agents had been in contact with Guzmán López, and were pressuring him to surrender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Johnson tried to fire him, but Stanton refused to surrender his War Department offices.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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

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

Poland surrenders, and trains filled with victorious German troops receive a jubilant homecoming.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Alexandra Lozano, who was licensed to practice law in Washington state and had an office in Commerce, surrendered her bar license and closed her law firm in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

After the U.S. forces surrendered, Schurtz left his position and approached the Japanese to make sure they knew hostilities had ended, saving his men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

In Popular Constitutionalism, Kramer describes this tradition as one that “we seem to have lost, or surrendered, today.”

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Despite being fit enough to play, the Arsenal winger remained an unused substitute as Thomas Tuchel's side surrendered a 1-0 lead in the closing stages to lose 2-1 to holders Argentina.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Then, surprisingly, meekly, without protest, he surrendered without a fight.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

He looked primed for a comeback victory but a different, depleted Draper returned for the third set, surrendering the opening game having led 40-15.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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

For Kim, it means securing economic benefits that only China can offer, without surrendering his nuclear weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

“Of course,” said Young, surrendering a copy of his indictment.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright