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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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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

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

Leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the group would treat the deal as "null and void" and described it as "a surrender of sovereignty".

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

The SS-HJ soldiers obeyed most of the Americans’ surrender terms.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

Don’t miss: Tesla’s stock surrenders gains after earnings.

From MarketWatch Apr. 23, 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

Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

In Popular Constitutionalism, Kramer describes this tradition as one that “we seem to have lost, or surrendered, today.”

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

The atmosphere was tense, as crisis negotiations continued until early Friday morning when the two employees were safely surrendered, and Hendrickson and his adult son, Phoenix, were taken into custody, LaRue said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Society has slowly surrendered all that as it has retreated into tribes, bubbles and screens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"I had surrendered to God asking for strength to begin a new life without Fabiana. And then someone told me, 'Your daughter is alive'," said Karina.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

But being surrendered by his parents had to hurt.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

By the end, the Sparks spent the game playing catch-up, never regaining the lead after surrendering it in the first 49 seconds to Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

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

SpaceX briefly surpassed Microsoft on an intraday basis before surrendering some gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

AMD was also briefly worth $900 billion-plus on an intraday basis before surrendering some gains.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

He puts his hands up as if he’s surrendering.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi




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