withhold
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Mansur’s publisher said it maintained correspondence with Mansur throughout and didn’t restrict or withhold shipment of his book, adding that it wouldn’t be in its financial interest to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Southern postmasters thus continued to withhold antislavery periodicals, with the tacit approval of Jackson protégé Kendall.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 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
But lawyers for the families of the victims said the Government's attempt to withhold the information, through a Public Interest Immunity application, was in "contradiction" to statements made after the attack.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But Kathy’s heart was soft, her resolve to withhold payment even an hour weakened in the presence of these workers soaked with sweat, knuckles bleeding, forearms yellow with sawdust.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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Every ton China withholds is a ton removed from the market, driving up prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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
“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
To satisfy the taxes, the company withholds a certain number of shares from the employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
He is ever trying to give the kings with the one hand what he withholds with the other.
From The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century by Charles Bastide
She alleged that details about the HOA’s finances were withheld from her until she was presented with the final paperwork.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
In June, the oversight body filed the lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Department asking for a judge to order the release of the withheld records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
But even that outdoor time was sometimes withheld when her classmates “behaved poorly”—a common disciplinary tactic that the national guidance recommends against.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
He said the ministry "deliberately withheld" information about the testing programme.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hatred seethed in Khione’s eyes, but she withheld her frost.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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She has 30 days from the notice date before the agency will start withholding 50% of her monthly benefit to recover the debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
From a modest family, he dreamt of becoming a computer engineer to "change his life", he told AFP, withholding his surname because "the fear is still there".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Cowin’s own restraint and withholding yield images of distilled power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
But now a federal judge in Ohio is withholding approval of the decree, saying he first wants to review the latest evidence and won’t “rubber stamp” the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The teacher was dark and pretty, and by a judicious raising or withholding of hands the twins had no worries.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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