relinquish

Consider George Washington, whose humility and repeated decisions to relinquish power rather than cling to it, became the young republic’s most imperative precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Donahue "will relinquish command on July 2, 2026," Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said in a statement that did not provide a reason for the general's departure after an unusually short 18-month stint in the job.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Unified approved a teacher-led petition to relinquish the school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

SpaceX paid Tuttle Capital Management to relinquish the ticker symbol “SPCX” ahead of the Elon Musk company’s highly anticipated IPO, MarketWatch has learned.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Who was to say that he, too, would not go mad, if forced to relinquish his baby—his baby—to the Robes?

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

If an individual voluntarily relinquishes all future Social Security retirement benefits, why shouldn’t they be allowed to assume that risk themselves?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

On Thursday, Venezuela's parliament adopted reforms that offer greater guarantees to private players, relinquishes state control of exploration, and lowers taxes.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

He never relinquishes his dignity, and Mr. Barbor-Might protects it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

It doesn’t matter if I fight Jon, if he relinquishes the belt, if he waits it out for a bit and then we fight, whatever.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024

She relinquishes my arm and lifts my chin.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Carvalho ultimately relinquished his right to severance by resigning — while avoiding the possibility of dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures relinquished intraday gains and settled fractionally lower despite a 32 Bcf weekly inventory build that landed at the low end of market estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

A year later, when Root relinquished the captaincy, Stokes was there with what he called "love, respect and support".

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

“As I was saying,” Fezile said, “High John has relinquished his demand for Nyame’s Story Box.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Sony Group has spent billions of dollars on acquisitions in recent years to beef up its entertainment content while relinquishing control of businesses in other areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

You are putting a lot of trust into and relinquishing a lot of control to your investment manager.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

While Rhaenyra’s story will touch on “the more sinister side of relinquishing doubt,” D’Arcy considers that there is, perhaps, “a more positive side to that too.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

But the American showed remarkable calm and control on a masterful front nine, featuring four birdies, to move into a lead he never looked like relinquishing.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

None of them wanted—not then—the grape’s easy relinquishing of all its dark juice.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison