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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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As appropriators they have some sway, but why the premature surrender?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It is the most popular game on earth because it asks for nothing but a ball and other people, and rewards what the strongman cannot abide: cooperation, trust, the surrender of the self.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Crisis negotiators were able to negotiate the safe surrender of one of the hostages inside the building, Bakersfield Police Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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

For it was an outbreak of plague that finally did the Athenians in and forced them to surrender to the Spartans.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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