withhold
Example Sentences
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Lample painted a picture of cancer cures and scientific breakthroughs that commercial or geopolitical competitors might withhold from Europe if it has no homegrown superintelligence capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Why deny a child access to high-quality education and withhold the opportunities that could change his future?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
If the money is paid to you, the administrator of the pension plan is obliged to withhold 20% for taxes.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Sir Keir told MPs he found it "staggering" that "officials in the Foreign Office saw fit to withhold this information" from ministers.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
She gave an exact summary, but even if she had wanted, she would not have been able to withhold her sarcasm.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing withhold
The Pearl
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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