Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Wars
Both terms in one sentence
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And Queen Margaret in Henry VI Parts II and III is something of a harridan, keeping the Wars of the Roses alight long after everyone else would far rather just give up and go home.
Source: God Save Us from the Queen! -
The kzinti used to eat humans during the Man-Kzinti Wars, but had to give up the practice during peacetime.
Source: To Serve Man -
Nintendo and Sega were very bitter rivals during the 16-bit era Console Wars, but after an embarrassing defeat with the Sega Dreamcast causing them to give up consoles, Sega now happily makes games for Nintendo's systems.
Source: Defeat Means Friendship
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