withheld
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What is withheld becomes as important as what remains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 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
District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges ICE has withheld the property of seven people who have been out of immigration detention for more than five months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The body was found in Olifantsfontein on 14 September, but police have withheld her name as her family has not yet been informed.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
It withheld the refreshment in a sleep slept on it.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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