handovers

plural of handover
as in surrenders
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another though the handover of my wallet was painful, it was better than getting shot by some trigger-happy punk

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  • Acknowledging the need for additional compliance time, the Department of the Treasury has announced new deadlines for these submissions.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And there’s also 20,000 submissions for the Grammys.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Handovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handovers. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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