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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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Others will simply have to forfeit all that.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Banning, open since 1926, is 1-1 after a forfeit loss to South East because of an ineligible player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

By doing so, they forfeit much claim to our sympathies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

He was dissuaded by Lombardy, but it seemed likely that he’d refuse to continue the match unless the forfeit was removed.

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

Christensen said coaches who participated in the forfeits last year faced repercussions from school district personnel, “but it needed to be done.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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 lawsuit was filed Dec. 30, 2022, two days before Dylan would have forfeited the ability to seek damages under Governor Newsom’s Child Victims Act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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 fund has returned more than $13 billion in forfeited assets to victims and their families since 2000, according to the department, which has said paying victims is a priority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

In the aftermath of his conviction he asked to be removed from the Privy Council and for his knighthood to be forfeited.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

She’s practically running in my direction, looking like she just heard that every team we’ll have to beat to win the league championship has forfeited.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

Yet should he admit this and risk forfeiting the one friend who had ever “truly understood” him?

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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