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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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The Sheriff’s Department dispatched a team of specialized crisis negotiators who attempted to negotiate his surrender, but the man refused to exit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

But it admitted its audit suffered from limitations, such as the executive in charge of planning the campaign refusing to surrender their mobile phone.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Truman held doggedly to Roosevelt’s demand for unconditional surrender as the atomic bomb test lighted up the New Mexico sky.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

She must also surrender her passport, adhere to a curfew, provide her phone number to gardaí, and sign on daily at garda station in County Kildare.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The wind whined in the street and stirred the moonlit curtains, which fluttered like flags of surrender.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

A chairman who avoids discussing the outlook can’t explain the committee’s decisions and surrenders a tool for steering it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 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

The animals are also trained to come away when told and to leave anyone who surrenders.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

Poland surrenders, and trains filled with victorious German troops receive a jubilant homecoming.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

He said the move could see hundreds of thousands of guns surrendered.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The rescue center argued that Bruce’s owners should have notified and surrendered the dog to them before relinquishing control to animal services.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

International hotel chains have surrendered their operations, and the dwindling tourism industry has denied the insolvent government an essential revenue source.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

If England are to regain the World Cup, having surrendered it meekly in 2023, much of the responsibility will rest on Joe Root's shoulders.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“All right, then,” surrendered Katie, suddenly aware that she was nagging and ashamed of herself.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

They included General Dietrich von Choltitz, the last Nazi commander in Paris, who arrived in late August 1944 after defying Hitler and surrendering the city.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The job has to measure up to the trade-off of precious time he’s surrendering.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 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

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

Though his house was under attack, he lay down, knowing something would awaken him soon enough, and so, surrendering for now, he fell into a shallow sleep.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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