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withhold

[with-hohld, with-] / wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð- /


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An owner could be accused of intentionally underpaying themselves to withhold money from the marital estate, lawyers say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Of course, he didn’t have to, since as Tennessee’s Chief Executive, he has the prerogative to grant or withhold clemency as he sees fit.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Shaw: While there should be a legal obligation, district officials must cite documented instances, by courts or law enforcement, of abuse or mistreatment to withhold this information in extremely rare circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"We also have to be willing to slow down or withhold further scaling when our confidence in safety is not sufficient," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Often the authorities would withhold mail out of spite.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The challenge is that each employer withholds taxes independently, which can leave you underwithheld by Tax Day.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Each employer’s payroll system withholds taxes based only on the wages it pays you and does not account for your other income.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

What Mr. Ahamed withholds are the strong, respectable arguments to embrace, not to shun, the boogeyman that Federal Reserve economists style “deflation” but that a layman might rather recognize as human progress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

“Today, the court holds that one exception — the postal exception — prevents individuals from recovering for injuries based on a postal employee’s intentional misconduct, including when an employee maliciously withholds their mail,” Sotomayor wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

"Well, what withholds your Highness from following your convictions, which you have already so often tested, that your own feelings were always the best guides?"

From A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern

The deceased person’s identity is being withheld pending their next-of-kin being notified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

If you earn well above it, most or all of your benefits could be withheld, leaving no checks to invest.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

But when it withheld similar information in 2017, amid a tense military stand-off with India, Beijing blamed technical problems at its hydrological monitoring stations in Tibet, Singh said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

We have tort law, consumer safety statutes, etc.—and they’re working, as was obvious in April when Anthropic withheld Mythos from distribution except to trusted partners in the battle against cyber hacking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In accordance with Lyman Briggs’s secrecy rules, their letter would be withheld from publication until April 1946.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Yet Ms. Smialek notes that some British officials still invoked Malthus to justify withholding aid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

O'Lali's father, Martin Paul O'Lali, 51, from Greenvale in Belfast, was given a 12 month sentence suspended for two years, after admitting a charge of withholding information.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Increasing your income-tax withholding can help you avoid a large tax bill and possible underpayment penalties, although it won’t change the total amount of tax you ultimately pay.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Eiglarsh added that Brown will be given a withholding of adjudication, meaning he will not be considered a convicted felon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

There were, to be sure, some who, while admitting she was pleasing enough, were withholding judgment as to her quality as a queen.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman


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