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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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Because Inglewood lost to Westlake of Austin on Aug. 28, a forfeit was moot for this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Others will simply have to forfeit all that.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

The lawsuit asked the court to order Kalshi to halt its operation, make restitution to customers, forfeit all illegal gains and pay fines equal to triple those gains.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The attorney general’s office is asking the court to ban Kalshi from operating in New York without a gambling license and to force it to forfeit all of its gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

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

Last year’s league games were forfeits because schools refused to play the Gauchos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025

“Either your player forfeits the set, or he gets back out there and finishes the game,” Reverend Hollister continued.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

The match remains the only Test in history to have been forfeited.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The 24-year-old was leading 6-4 2-1 in the semi-final when his Australian opponent, who called for a medical timeout after the first set, forfeited the match.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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

The game’s brightest young superstar forfeited future earnings to keep his team intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Emma had forfeited her confidence, and about the third time of their meeting, she heard all Mrs. Elton’s knight-errantry on the subject.—

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

The university telegraphed Dartmouth and stated that they were forfeiting the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

But any pick used in the supplemental draft requires forfeiting a pick from the same round of next year’s normal draft, and it’s a decision teams don’t usually have to weigh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 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

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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