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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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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

"No person should be required to surrender their human rights in exchange for claims of technological progress."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

She was told by the judge she must surrender her passport and would be monitored with an electronic tag until Monday, when she will be taken to prison ahead of her sentencing.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

It’s not long before I surrender to Tano’s power and slip into another sea of darkness.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

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

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Closer Tanner Scott finished the inning, but after allowing an infield single and a bunt for a base hit in the ninth, he surrendered a game-tying double to Javier Sanoja.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 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

The Zambian opposition leader who was runner-up in this month's disputed presidential election surrendered to police on Thursday after two weeks in hiding following a summons over an alleged national security threat, state media reported.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The Cruz de Ferro, where pilgrims leave stones they’ve carried from home, a mountain of burdens surrendered under an iron cross.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

A few weeks later, after the Nazis surrendered, Elizebeth wrote to Barbara about “a thrilling sight:—Lights on again in Washington. The Capitol. The Monument.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

On Saturday evening, Niger's public television broadcast footage of dozens of soldiers, including women, who appeared to be surrendering with their hands raised, whilst others were sat in rows on the ground.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 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

England famously found itself on the wrong side of World Cup history at Azteca Stadium, surrendering Diego Maradona’s iconic “Hand of God” goal and another strike known as the tournament’s “most beautiful goal.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

First, it is crucial to recognize that Washington’s extraordinary reputation rested less on his prudent exercise of power than on his dramatic flair at surrendering it.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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