surrender
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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
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
For decades, Europeans have been happy to surrender around half of their pay to the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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
To mount them was to surrender your footing, to move into their domain.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 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
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
The animals are also trained to come away when told and to leave anyone who surrenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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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And by the fourth inning on Saturday, Rasmussen was finished, having surrendered three runs in his shortest outing since July 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
It says the King has "loaned" Andrew the £1.5m sum, and notes that the former prince formerly surrendered his 75-year lease earlier this week.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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
Lefty Tanner Scott, whom Roberts plans to use in a fireman role, surrendered a two-run homer to Ozzie Albies in the ninth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Jenna is so used to every move being recorded at this point that she seems to have surrendered herself to the adoration of Jenna Fox.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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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
She can become a mother without surrendering her career.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
While the sun burst into multicolored flames on the horizon, its last wave goodbye before surrendering to the night, Ma handed Ba a bowl of rice porridge.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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