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[with-draw, with-] / wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ- /




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The foiled plot targeted the RAF Fairford base, prompting the U.S. to withdraw 12 heavy bombers that were stationed there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

If you follow the 4% rule and withdraw from your $1.8 million in savings in the first year, that would give you $72,000 before taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

A panel of judges, following the law, refused to allow Habba to serve in an interim capacity, forcing Trump to withdraw her name from consideration for the job, designating her acting U.S. attorney instead.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

And in "light of the persistent threat of air strikes throughout the country, which makes ensuring the safety of personnel difficult, the government has decided to withdraw some of its diplomatic mission staff", he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Meeting him at the airport, Molly judged him “as near exhaustion as I had ever seen him” and lobbied him again to withdraw from the Geneva conference.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

If she takes the full RMD in February and runs the QCD in November, she reports $40,000 of income but withdraws $55,000 overall.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

If he withdraws by Monday, though, local Republican officials in his district could approve a new nominee.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026

However, the event is floundering as one act after another withdraws.

From Barron's ● May 29, 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

From a pocket, the captain withdraws a loupe, a look of naked greed blooming on his face.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

In fact, landlords preferred to rent to Haitians who were willing to pay higher prices, and even withdrew 200 properties from a federal housing-voucher program for low-income families.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Jackson withdrew as Reiner’s counsel due to the financial issue and was replaced by L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

As the PKK process has advanced, the Kurdish militants destroyed weapons at a symbolic ceremony last year, and this month, withdrew from four key bases in northern Iraq in a move confirmed by Turkish intelligence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Last year, LaFalce withdrew funds from his IRA to help cover his property taxes, which rose about 31% over five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

He nodded faintly, and took a deep breath which he released slowly as she relaxed her grip and withdrew her hands from his face.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

When CBN was withdrawn, the mice also displayed physical symptoms resembling withdrawal, including head twitching and paw fluttering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

And if they are withdrawn for unreimbursed, qualified medical expenses, they are also tax-free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The book has become shrouded in suspicion and been withdrawn from the shortlist for France's top book prize, the Goncourt, after tests with AI detector Pangram indicated a 100 percent probability it contained computer-generated text.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

According to online court records, two of the three cases were settled and one was withdrawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

These days he is quieter and more withdrawn.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

"Giving up all these benefits, withdrawing from the Russia-Ukraine war, and entering uncertain dialogue with the United States is difficult to imagine right now," Yang said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Campaigners claim some owners are "gaming the system" by submitting planning applications while applying for their licence but then withdrawing the planning application after the licence is secured.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

A little queue had formed at the station ATM, where commuters were withdrawing cash to buy physical transit cards so they could get on the train.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Around 3.2 million people are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans that are closing or withdrawing from their markets, according to Chapter, a national Medicare brokerage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Instead there was the wind and the collapse of waves and the withdrawing of the water down the beaches.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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