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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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So it tugs at my heartstrings to read about New Yorkers having to surrender their cats and dogs to shelters out of financial distress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“We will not surrender to fear,” said Cheng, who is now serving as the city’s mayor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

For most of the finale’s 46 minutes, she and Ava argue over why Deborah, someone who’s never said die, would so easily surrender to a treatable malady.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Between the Japanese surrender in August 1945 and Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in January 1981 U.S. consumer prices rose nearly 400%, an average annual inflation rate of 4.6%.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

It’s not long before I surrender to Tano’s power and slip into another sea of darkness.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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