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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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A government agency that controlled our land lease demanded we surrender the property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The Premier League would then surrender a place in the Europa League.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s my dream now to surrender fully to sleep, to be relaxed and sleep calmly at night,” Abdul-Aal said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Iran will not surrender the strait at this point,” said Gregory Brew, an Iran analyst at the Eurasia Group consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A stranger might reasonably interpret my brother's language as a lack of respect and view my father's response as a form of shameful surrender.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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