surrender
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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
He can surrender the Strait or reopen it by force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ai Rahmayanti, the head of the independent rights body Indonesian Commission for Child Protection, noted that "the state has not built the capacity to provide safe spaces or services" to surrender unwanted children.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“American tanks do not surrender as long as one tank is able to go forward,” Lieutenant-Colonel George Patton, Jr., instructed his men.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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
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
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
‘To me it would not seem that a Steward who faithfully surrenders his charge is diminished in love or in honour,’ said Gandalf.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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International hotel chains have surrendered their operations, and the dwindling tourism industry has denied the insolvent government an essential revenue source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
If England are to regain the World Cup, having surrendered it meekly in 2023, much of the responsibility will rest on Joe Root's shoulders.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Popular Constitutionalism, Kramer describes this tradition as one that “we seem to have lost, or surrendered, today.”
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
And Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto wrapped up his first-half campaign with his highest-scoring start of the season; he surrendered six runs in six innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 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
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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
The broader market cheered the sharp retreat in oil prices, with crude surrendering most of the gains triggered by the Iran war and approaching prewar levels.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
After missing out on six World Cups in a row, and maybe surrendering to fatalism along the way, game day is upon us here in the United States.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Despite surrendering a line-drive single to Geraldo Perdomo, Ohtani escaped unscathed thanks to the inning-ending double play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
“It’s the color of your eyes today,” I sighed, surrendering, staring down at my hands as I fiddled with a piece of my hair.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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