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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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In 2024, coaches in the Marine League decided to forfeit all games to the Gauchos in an attempt to convince the Los Angeles Unified School District to launch an investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Others will simply have to forfeit all that.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

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 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 saw Esperanza shake her head at Diego, and the EMT threw his hands up in a gesture of forfeit.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

Hawkins coach Ronald Coltress is the one who had the put the program back together after it went 0-13 in 2016 because of forfeits and firings of coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2025

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Pakistan were adjudged to have forfeited the match after refusing to play after tea on the fourth day, the only instance in Test history when a team has forfeited a Test.

From BBC Aug. 28, 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

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

"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

Then, the Dodgers would have had to reconfigure their defense, likely moving first baseman Freddie Freeman to third, catcher Dalton Rushing to first base and Smith behind the plate, forfeiting the designated hitter spot.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

The third major argument against bonds in a 60/40 portfolio is that there are superior ways of reducing risk that don’t require forfeiting as much return.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

If I don’t, I might end up forfeiting the bounty to some other hunter who can stay in the Championships.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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