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withdraw

[with-draw, with-] / wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ- /




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And the silence of the confessed killer—who is now trying to withdraw his guilty plea— adds to the intrigue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

They may subconsciously view intimacy as a threat to their autonomy and withdraw when relationships become too emotionally close.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

If the market experiences a significant downturn, is it really appropriate to withdraw from the traditional IRA or inherited IRA, given that those withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income?

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The Times said federal prosecutors agreed at a court hearing in New York before District Judge Arun Subramanian to "unilaterally withdraw the subpoenas at this time."

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Piper barely had time to withdraw her fingers.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Under Maine law, the state’s Democratic Party can replace him if he withdraws before 5 p.m. on Monday, July 13.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Calvin wants to see the penalty removed if somebody withdraws.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Retail investors have led two straight weeks of U.S. equity outflows, according to data from Bank of America, with the biggest withdraws since December recorded last week.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

But missing the deadline this year isn’t a crisis for the USMCA, and if the U.S. withdraws from the agreement, it will lose duty-free access to its two largest markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

He throws one open, withdraws a book, and opens the cover.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

The couple withdrew their application after they were asked for more info about their money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The JMA initially issued a tsunami alert, but withdrew it at around 6:10 pm.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has agreed personal terms with Real Madrid after Paris St-Germain withdrew their interest.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Outright rejections are rare, though in 2021 another U.K. digital bank, Monzo, withdrew an application after the regulator said approval was unlikely.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

I advanced; then paused by the crib side: my hand was on the curtain, but I preferred speaking before I withdrew it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Former British number one Jack Draper has withdrawn on the eve of another tournament because of the long-term arm injury which continues to cause him discomfort.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

In a Roth account, owners contribute after-tax money, which can generally be withdrawn tax-free, along with investment gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

That designation was later withdrawn or revoked by BioDiem, an Australian biotech that had planned to test epitalon for retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that affects at least 80,000 people in the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched case over social media's harms to children's mental health without a trial.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Minutes previously, Harry had plunged his hand into this mulch, experienced a stabbing pain in the fourth finger of his right hand, and withdrawn it to see a lot of blood.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Roth-conversion strategies work best when you pay the tax due with cash on hand, rather than from the money you’re withdrawing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Accessing or withdrawing money from a principal’s account is illegal, placing them in legal jeopardy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Stockpiles are still so low that the central U.S. storage hub in Cushing, Okla., has reached operational limits that would make withdrawing more crude challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The framework has provisions for a test run of sorts, with Israeli troops withdrawing from two pilot zones where the Lebanese army will gradually assume security responsibilities.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Now, having got me up on that dangerous eminence, he suddenly and coolly announced he was withdrawing his support.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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