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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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Ukrainian marine Yaroslav Rumyantsev was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022 when, after one of the fiercest battles of the war, troops holed up in the Azovstal plant were forced to surrender.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Merely a gray leather couch, of a depressing aspect that almost announces a withdrawal from life and surrender to the numbing effects of long days and nights of television.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Alternately, Sheinbaum could “shield herself in sovereignty,” refusing to surrender the accused — at least for now.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that Iran had indicated it was prepared to surrender its enriched uranium and that getting Tehran to do so was a priority for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“Welcome, everyone. I’m so glad you’re here. It gives me such great pleasure to accept your surrender in person.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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