relinquished

Example Sentences

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ServiceNow relinquished its early gains and slid 1.5% to $101.83.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Forest are adamant that control was officially relinquished by Marinakis on 28 February and they will have no issue with Uefa.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Iger briefly joined Thrive as a venture partner in 2022, but relinquished the role when he returned to lead Disney later that year after Chapek’s firing by the board of directors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

When she saw her clothing, all rags now encrusted with drying salt, she clutched the tatters, feeling the ruined cloth with her fingers, and then relinquished it all, turning her face to the wall.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry