forfeit
Example Sentences
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Judges are expected to behave with decorum while on the bench, but the profession doesn’t demand that they forfeit free-speech rights in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A team that causes a match to be abandoned will, in principle, forfeit the match.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
You may also forfeit certain tax advantages — and the money you’d contribute to their accounts could instead go toward your own Roth IRA, giving you greater flexibility.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Her order posed the question Heppner never asked: Does anyone with a Google account forfeit all rights to confidentiality?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Luma argued that it would take the boys ten days to get players and hold tryouts, by which time they would have had to forfeit two games—their season would be shot.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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