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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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David Rush, 49, is required to pay restitution to the government and forfeit luxury real estate, cars, watches and other assets tied to his crime as part of the plea deal.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Americans collectively forfeit billions of dollars annually in unused benefits, which often expire at the end of the calendar year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The only other Southern Section action would be forcing Inglewood to forfeit games the players played in, but the school lost to Westlake, making a forfeit moot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Others will simply have to forfeit all that.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 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

Making sure paperwork is correct is one of the most important tasks, because one mistake can lead to forfeits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

And Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell’s short start forfeited their pitching advantage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Major media outlets declined to follow the new policy and forfeited their press badges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Pakistan were adjudged to have forfeited the match after refusing to play after tea on the fourth day, the only instance in Test history when a team has forfeited a Test.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

A government that will chase its own citizens for taxes incurred in 1999 has forfeited any argument that 1938 is too long ago to matter.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

He didn’t want to play burdened by such a massive disadvantage; the forfeited game could possibly decide the match’s outcome.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

James came to Inglewood, which is 4-1 this season, after being fired at Hawkins in 2016 following the discovery of ineligible players, resulting in Hawkins forfeiting all its games and going 0-13.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Retailers facing higher wholesale prices for fuel deliveries are given the choice of passing this increase onto the customer, or forfeiting their profitable margins.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

That said, I will state the obvious: You will likely be forfeiting a decent amount of income.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

When crossing a size threshold means forfeiting valuable exemptions and preferences, rational owners stay below it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 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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