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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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In addition to prison time, Rinsch must serve three years of supervised release, forfeit the $11 million and pay $700 in mandatory special assessments, according to Monday’s announcement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Bolton, who faces a maximum prison sentence of five years, must also pay a $2.25 million fine and forfeit his federal pension as part of a plea agreement, the Department of Justice said.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

They may have to forfeit market share to Iraq in the future, too.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Judges are expected to behave with decorum while on the bench, but the profession doesn’t demand that they forfeit free-speech rights in retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Reshevsky paced up and down, a few spectators waited patiently, and when the little red flag fell precisely at noon, the tournament director declared the game a forfeit.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Hawkins coach Ronald Coltress is the one who had the put the program back together after it went 0-13 in 2016 because of forfeits and firings of coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2025

As it developed, the flu forfeits didn’t affect Bobby’s pairings or score.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Although I forfeited my membership in the Partnered People club, I became a member of another, equally nonexclusive-but-far-less-touted club, the Happily Divorced Women.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

In addition, the $158.4 billion total includes more than $26 billion forfeited last month after Musk regained his 2018 pay package following recent court orders.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

That meant their reporters forfeited their press passes—which had allowed them to move around in the building without an escort.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

The Conference League place is forfeited - then when the EPS place is applied, the Europa League place jumps over Liverpool and is given to the team in seventh.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2026

Maybe her mom realized that she'd pretty much forfeited the right to ask questions for all eternity when she dumped Eleanor at somebody's house for a year.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

"We want the Lebanese state to negotiate for itself, and nobody is suggesting forfeiting this role," Fayyad said.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

Armstrong adds that investors should get a discount for forfeiting control: "I want to pay less for a company where my ownership does not include control."

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Then, the Dodgers would have had to reconfigure their defense, likely moving first baseman Freddie Freeman to third, catcher Dalton Rushing to first base and Smith behind the plate, forfeiting the designated hitter spot.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

He had to make a charitable donation while forfeiting bonuses and equity, a sum the Tour values at up to $90 million.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 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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