sudden withdrawal

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In her book, Harris recounts the hours after Biden’s sudden withdrawal, when she began telephoning top Democrats around the country to lock in their support.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

The sudden withdrawal of so many donors was shocking.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2024

In less than a year, the sudden withdrawal of French troops from individual African nations has turned into a full-blown retreat from much of the region.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the sudden withdrawal of East German state support for local industries, this region went into decline and during the 1990s struggled with unemployment and depopulation.

From BBC • May 4, 2022

She did not understand his sudden withdrawal, and she had often, with much mental disquietude, associated his unexpected estrangement with her own unceremonious dismissal from her situation as drawing-mistress at that academy.

From Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte