forfeit
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The fight is unprecedented because usually museums like the Smithsonian only forfeit pieces in their collection if they or courts find the art was stolen or unethically acquired.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Some are questioning whether the news is a hoax or a forfeit for Arsenal fan KSI after the north London football club missed out on the Champions League title to Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Athletes who enter that draft forfeit all remaining college eligibility.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Sklarov now must forfeit the proceeds from those sales, or otherwise repay the amounts, the indictment said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Some princes were tolerant and allowed freedom of worship; others insisted that all their subjects convert to the new flavour of the month or forfeit their property at once.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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