capitulation
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If this is what capitulation looks like, it would be a first.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Gulf nations have showcased unexpected resilience, and instead of capitulation warned of retaliation as their air defenses shot down most Iranian drones and missiles, preventing catastrophic damage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
They had to do it when the flak was flying after the capitulation against Argentina in November and the opening defeat by Italy in Rome a few weeks back.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
It’s only that sometimes Gogol wonders whether he represents some sort of capitulation or defeat.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing capitulation
The Diary of a Young Girl
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