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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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In exchange for access, the author may forfeit his ability to tell an unvarnished, warts-and-all story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Americans collectively forfeit billions of dollars annually in unused benefits, which often expire at the end of the calendar year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

He negotiated with England skipper Nasser Hussain for both teams to forfeit an innings, leaving the tourists with a final-day run-chase, which they completed.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Wietrzyk has decided to “retroactively withdraw from the race and forfeit the points I earned,” she indicated in a Sept. 18 statement posted on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Absent pairs forfeit the $10,000; their clues will be held until the next session.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

If Warsh goes quiet while his colleagues continue to give economic-outlook speeches, a kind of unilateral disarmament could take hold where the chair forfeits the bully pulpit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

But a court that tolerates such defiance eventually forfeits the right to demand obedience.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

Alford responded with a Bible verse from the Gospel of Matthew: “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” according to texts viewed by The Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

The Gauchos will open the playoffs on Nov. 15 against Dorsey, having not played a game in seven weeks because of forfeits and an idle week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

“Either your player forfeits the set, or he gets back out there and finishes the game,” Reverend Hollister continued.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Donaldson subsequently asked for his knighthood to be forfeited and tendered his resignation from the Privy Council with immediate effect.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

She had been released from prison a few months earlier after being convicted on charges related to FTX’s collapse, and her Anthropic shares were forfeited to the federal government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

A government that will chase its own citizens for taxes incurred in 1999 has forfeited any argument that 1938 is too long ago to matter.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

The order also noted that $160 that had been confiscated in the arrest would be forfeited to MVHTTF, which appears to stand for the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

She’s practically running in my direction, looking like she just heard that every team we’ll have to beat to win the league championship has forfeited.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

For years, baseball coaches have broken rules by holding batting practice before playoff games, resulting in teams forfeiting and coaches learning ignorance of a rule is no excuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Retailers facing higher wholesale prices for fuel deliveries are given the choice of passing this increase onto the customer, or forfeiting their profitable margins.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

That said, I will state the obvious: You will likely be forfeiting a decent amount of income.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

When crossing a size threshold means forfeiting valuable exemptions and preferences, rational owners stay below it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

A subsequent investigation revealed that the primary motivation for the raid was the possibility of forfeiting Scott’s property.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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