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withhold

[with-hohld, with-] / wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð- /


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Southern postmasters thus continued to withhold antislavery periodicals, with the tacit approval of Jackson protégé Kendall.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

"We also have to be willing to slow down or withhold further scaling when our confidence in safety is not sufficient," he added.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Trade unions threaten to withhold support for politicians, joining the popular backlash against the construction.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Benjamin Harrop was seeking internal emails, messages and other communications about whether the government had a legal right to withhold the material.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“She’ll think you’re trying to steal business from her, and the miller will probably withhold our rations, the lying cheat.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

If you start claiming in the months before your birth month for full retirement age, then Social Security withholds $1 for every $3 you earn over $65,160, a somewhat less restrictive policy.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

“Today, the court holds that one exception — the postal exception — prevents individuals from recovering for injuries based on a postal employee’s intentional misconduct, including when an employee maliciously withholds their mail,” Sotomayor wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

To satisfy the taxes, the company withholds a certain number of shares from the employee.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

Someone who withholds too much compared with their tax liability will end up with a refund.

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

The sceptic in Europe who still withholds his credence from Bruce’s account of an Abyssinian brind feast, would have been edified by the sight now presented on the royal meadow.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris

When asked about the names of officials who had withheld information from the public, Mamdani said, "this goes across a multitude of those that New Yorkers have trusted."

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

In June, the oversight body filed the lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Department asking for a judge to order the release of the withheld records.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

But even that outdoor time was sometimes withheld when her classmates “behaved poorly”—a common disciplinary tactic that the national guidance recommends against.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Social Security adjusts your benefit at FRA to account for those months during which your benefits were withheld because of excess earnings.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Maybe it’s because I still have the ashes of my own district on my shoes, but for the first time, I give the people of 13 something I have withheld from them: credit.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

From a modest family, he dreamt of becoming a computer engineer to "change his life", he told AFP, withholding his surname because "the fear is still there".

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Plummer’s Getty is imperious and withholding, refusing to pay the ransom for his kidnapped grandson and seemingly puzzled that anyone would expect him to.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

He added that the health board had taken "a 'one-size-fits-all' approach when withholding information, failing to carefully consider the case for and against disclosure".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Centcom is withholding additional information, including the identities of the missing and fallen servicemembers, out of respect for the families during the notification process, the command said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

In peacetime, however, in a well-staffed, well-stocked American emergency room, triage isn’t about withholding care from anyone; rather, it’s identifying the patients in the gravest danger and treating them first.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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