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Merriam-Webster defines "surrender" as "the action of yielding one's person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of another", and traces the etymology to the Middle English surrendre, from French sur-or sus-, suz "under" + rendre "to give back"; [1] this in turn is defined by the University of Michigan Middle English Dictionary as meaning "The giving up of an ...
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Trump’s refusal to accept defeat in 2020 and the weeks he spent spreading false claims about fraud culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, where Trump supporters sought to stop ...
“Remember a defeat does not mean we are defeated,” Biden said. “We all get knocked down, but the measure of our character, as my dad would say, is how quickly we get back up.”
Ghana's Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday's election and congratulated the opposition candidate, former President John Mahama, on his victory. "The people have voted ...
Boxing: To be defeated. Refers to a boxer being knocked down, the referee counting off ten seconds, the time allotted for the boxer to regain his feet or lose the fight. A boxer who takes the full count accepts defeat. OED cites this usage in 1902. [11] Compare down for the count, above. throw in the towel Boxing: To surrender
[a] [1] [2] [3] It means that those defeated in battle are entirely at the mercy of their conquerors. [4] According to tradition, in 390 BC, an army of Gauls led by Brennus attacked Rome, capturing all of the city except for the Capitoline Hill. Brennus besieged the hill, and finally the Romans asked to ransom their city.
Kamala Harris vowed to “keep fighting” in her first speech after her 2024 presidential election loss to Donald Trump. The vice president's voice appeared to crack as she told a crowd at Howard ...