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forfeited

[fawr-fit-id] / ˈfɔr fɪt ɪd /


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Within days, all of college sports’ major conferences adopted policies against such players returning, essentially enforcing the NCAA’s original rule that players who had been through the NFL draft process forfeited any remaining eligibility.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 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 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

“Aspirant Veturius," he says, “as Aquilla has forfeited, and you, of all Aspirants, have the most men left alive, we, the Augurs, name you victor in the Trial of Strength. Congratulations."

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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