withholding

Example Sentences

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"It does not meet my standards, and it won't meet your standards," Martin said, adding that withholding the report had created "an even bigger distraction."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The news release didn’t state the condition of the injured people and said it was withholding the identities of the deceased individuals, pending notification of their families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The meeting ended shortly thereafter, Brockman said, with Musk announcing that he would start withholding funding from OpenAI, which he had been backing since its start in 2015.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Later that year, after Rouhani was elected on promises to clean up corruption, Zanjani was arrested, accused of withholding $2.7 billion in state money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The deception was for his benefit—he was withholding information because patients might have refused to participate in his study if they’d known what he was injecting.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot