forfeit
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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
Alibaba agreed to forfeit $200 million and pay an additional criminal penalty of $125 million, the DOJ said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“But only if you take my forfeit, when you lose.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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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
The Gauchos will open the playoffs on Nov. 15 against Dorsey, having not played a game in seven weeks because of forfeits and an idle week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
As it developed, the flu forfeits didn’t affect Bobby’s pairings or score.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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 order also noted that $160 that had been confiscated in the arrest would be forfeited to MVHTTF, which appears to stand for the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The game’s brightest young superstar forfeited future earnings to keep his team intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Daniel Kokotajlo, who forfeited roughly $2 million in vested equity rather than sign a non-disparagement agreement and stay quiet.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
So far he’d forfeited a brand-new Call of Duty game, a vintage Rolling Stones T-shirt he’d bought at the flea market, and a baseball signed by Mariano Rivera.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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“You’re potentially forfeiting revenue, but you’re also trying to create a good experience for people who are more price conscious.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
It’s a winning combination for these two indexes to reduce risk by a fifth while forfeiting only about a 10th of the S&P 500 return.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 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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