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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

Before the World Cup began, 1,958 football supporters subject to football banning orders were required to surrender their passports to stop them heading to the World Cup.

From BBC Jun. 30, 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

It’s like you always have to surrender yourself to each moment.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

“After the events of the last two weeks, I have decided to voluntarily surrender myself to the Oakland Police Department.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

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

The woman kisses the child good-bye and surrenders him to my mother; then she bolts off, running on the cemented stretches in the park.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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

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

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

This match looked like a romp for Noskova until going sideways in the second set, when the 21-year-old Czech wobbled and surrendered five championship points.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Right-hander Kyle Hurt opened and surrendered two runs on three hits through 1⅔ innings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Back in the Honeycomb, Groundsel immediately surrendered himself and his fugitives to Fiver, who was still bemused from his long trance, and scarcely restored to his senses sufficiently to grasp what was toward.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

Despite surrendering a line-drive single to Geraldo Perdomo, Ohtani escaped unscathed thanks to the inning-ending double play.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

He held onto it desperately, not wanting to let it go, feeling that if he did so he was surrendering his secret, his life.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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