withhold
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Granado-Gomez, a 25-year-old cook in Phoenix, checked “exempt” on the tax form that tells his employer whether to withhold money from his paycheck for federal income taxes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Mazzara’s comment in the email thread with other Homeland Security attorneys was given to American Oversight with a watermark showing the agency had intended to withhold it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
"There is a proposal on the table, and if that's not done, residents withhold your council tax because you're not getting the service."
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Executive privilege is the president’s power to withhold sensitive information and private discussions from Congress and the judicial branch to guarantee frank conversations with other executive branch officials.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
In cases where NTIs do not have a reasonable ability to manipulate events, it is still best to withhold information.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing withhold
The Pearl
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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