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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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Others will simply have to forfeit all that.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

Banning, open since 1926, is 1-1 after a forfeit loss to South East because of an ineligible player.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Mostly they knowingly forfeit the cash to have their 15 minutes in the limelight, sending up the pageantry of British politics.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2026

New York wants the court to ban Kalshi from operating in the state without a gambling license and force it to forfeit all of its gains—as much as $36 billion in penalties and disgorgement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Failing that, they would be adjudged traitors, their lands and titles forfeit to the throne.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

Last year’s league games were forfeits because schools refused to play the Gauchos.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2025

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Palisades High athletic director Rocky Montz announced Thursday afternoon that the Dolphins have forfeited their nonleague football game at San Pedro on Friday night because of an illness outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The fund has returned more than $13 billion in forfeited assets to victims and their families since 2000, according to the department, which has said paying victims is a priority.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

In the aftermath of his conviction he asked to be removed from the Privy Council and for his knighthood to be forfeited.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

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

When an hour had elapsed on the clock, I. A. Horowitz, the referee, declared the game forfeited.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The university telegraphed Dartmouth and stated that they were forfeiting the game.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

"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

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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