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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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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

The 31-year-old was well enough to stand but had to forfeit the match, which had lasted more than three hours.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

In addition to prison time, Rinsch must serve three years of supervised release, forfeit the $11 million and pay $700 in mandatory special assessments, according to Monday’s announcement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

The judge ordered Guo to forfeit $889 million following his July 2024 felony conviction for misusing followers’ funds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

You forfeit membership in the family, the blood fraternity, and no matter how hard you try, you can’t pretend to be part of it.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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

Norco football facing forfeits and the latest school in a season of forfeits in the Southern Section.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

On 24 June, Donaldson asked for his knighthood to be forfeited and tendered his resignation from the Privy Council with immediate effect.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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

Earlier this month, an interim award of stock to Musk was forfeited under a “no double dip” principle, Tesla said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

And he said the Fed had forfeited the political deference that central banks have historically enjoyed.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

He has, as a consequence of his crime, not only forfeited his liberty, but all his personal rights except those which the law in its humanity accords to him.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

The First Amendment “guarantees that lawmakers cannot pick and choose who gets to speak. Nor can lawmakers condition access to any legal benefit on forfeiting the fundamental right of free political speech.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 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

As a result, judges are not required to inform criminal defendants of some of the most important rights they are forfeiting when they plead guilty to a felony.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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