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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

Last year Northern Ireland's communities minister rejected the findings of an expert report which said a reform of the surrender principle could increase competition and innovation.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

It reads more like terms of surrender rather than a basis for negotiation.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The price of the vouchers goes from two hundred dollars to three hundred to five hundred dollars, and still no one is willing to surrender their ticket.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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