surrender
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There was a payment of about £300,000 due to him for his early surrender of his lease, but because of "dilapidations" in the state of the building, there was a repair bill of £1.8m.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
"I never had any intention of leaving the country. I will surrender my passports and defend myself against this travesty," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Their exit is a surrender charge, and the door they would knock on belongs to the same people who made the loans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Dad raised his hands in surrender and shook his head.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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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
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
Eventually, the U.S. surrenders after a German nuclear attack; and America is occupied by Nazi Germany along the eastern seaboard and Japan on the West Coast, with a pseudo-independent Vichy regime in the Rockies.
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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The cat’s out of the bag, though, and Sand seems to have surrendered to the social media attention and even leaned in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Two more were captured with the help of drone surveillance, police said, while the last two men surrendered on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
A Justice Department spokeswoman said Lucas surrendered to authorities Thursday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
She accepted with pride the pencil the monitor passed out to her in the morning and reluctantly surrendered it to another monitor at three o’clock.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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However, the deadline has passed without the senator surrendering the passports, prompting speculation he may have left the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Instead of surrendering to sticker shock, people are finding ways to gamify their daily expenses, hunt down hidden perks and even double down on their goals for the future.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The bigger point for Airbnb and other marketplaces is that losing control of customer acquisition could mean surrendering some of their pricing power and margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Detroit’s defense is a problem, especially the secondary, and the Lions are surrendering almost 32 points per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Give up Hope, and I will know that you are surrendering.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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