surrender
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"This is not the moment to surrender -- this is the moment to fight back".
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Also look into any surrender charges if you need more than 10%, and see for yourself how reliable the insurer offering the annuity is, experts said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
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
Seated beside Sherman at a small wooden table inside the farmhouse, he signed articles of surrender and then walked out of the dark room and into the brilliant sunlight of the North Carolina spring.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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After a while, a receptive listener abandons the attempt to make sense out of where the music might be “going” and simply surrenders to the sounding moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
But as soon as she surrenders into custody, the rumination would halt.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
But last December’s decision to license H200 sales surrenders that lead.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
Finally he surrenders his surprise, looks away, and drinks.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Diana and Jerry Green returned to Massachusetts and surrendered themselves to the court.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
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
After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Kalinsky surrendered one of his annuities and continued to hold on to the other two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Sometimes Rowan would catch her reading in various places around the mansion: mortal age books made of paper that had apparently been collected by the owner before he surrendered it all to Scythe Goddard.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Ashby is one out shy of matching the all-time record for the most innings thrown by a reliever in a postseason without surrendering a run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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
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
She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Brigit dove back under, swimming around in circles before surrendering to come back up for air.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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