surrender
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He can surrender the Strait or reopen it by force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Annuities, for example, are a common product pitched at these seminars. While they might offer certain benefits, they often come with complex fee structures and surrender charges that can make them costly to exit.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Some clients even back out of treatment for their primary addiction because they refuse to surrender their device when they enter the clinic, says UKAT.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
It’s like you always have to surrender yourself to each moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Robert had been at the surrender at Appomattox, and his father was eager to hear the details.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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
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
Anybody who surrenders their weapons to police will be given compensation.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Right-hander Kyle Hurt opened and surrendered two runs on three hits through 1⅔ innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
He has surrendered the intellectual high ground of the conservative movement.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Society has slowly surrendered all that as it has retreated into tribes, bubbles and screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He surrendered two home runs in the second inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Billy Buck stood up from the box and surrendered the cotton swab.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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
Except Ilicali appears to have played his hand a little early, surrendering some of his bargaining power by openly admitting a clock is ticking.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
SpaceX briefly surpassed Microsoft on an intraday basis before surrendering some gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Wrobleski recorded a ninth strikeout, for the second out of the sixth, before surrendering a hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Give up Hope, and I will know that you are surrendering.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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