withhold
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At an earlier hearing the same month, Home Office lawyers applied to withhold some information from MI5 being made public at a future inquest due to national security concerns.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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
Google on Wednesday said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, releasing Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by hackers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some services now withhold episodes, releasing them earlier to subscribers who upgrade their membership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
In so doing, he did not withhold his shot, but he did waste it, thereby honoring his preduel pledge.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The challenge is that each employer withholds taxes independently, which can leave you underwithheld by Tax Day.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from U.S. chip makers including Nvidia, sources say.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
He withholds his approval to keep the paler, smaller man anxious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
For most taxpayers, their employer withholds taxes in every paycheck, with the majority due a tax refund for having overpaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Hard as thy chains and cold as all these rocks Is he, Prometheus, who withholds his heart From joining in thy woe.
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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
The claimants said that after the killings, the London Bullion Market Association should have withheld stamp of approval for a Tanzanian mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Key information was withheld from inspectors, but the regulator was criticised for not showing enough curiosity to look beyond what they were being told.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Maybe it’s because I still have the ashes of my own district on my shoes, but for the first time, I give the people of 13 something I have withheld from them: credit.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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She tried to toilet-train her son when he was three but he had problems with withholding stools.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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
They also admitted to falsely claiming exemptions from federal income-tax withholding while working as MRI technicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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
The first article accuses Abnegation of withholding luxuries like cars and fresh fruit from the other factions in order to force their belief in self-denial on everyone else.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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