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withhold

[with-hohld, with-] / wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð- /


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But in this case authorities cited the age of the boys as they urged people to withhold their comments and scrubbed social media posts about the incident.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

It is a request for faith that Buchanan and Tullock’s public-choice theory gives us every reason to withhold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Although, as is the case with too much of Nolan’s storytelling, he wrongly thinks it’s more interesting to withhold Odysseus’ traumatic hang-up until the ending.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

On Wednesday, the new Fed chair is expected to withhold his own "dot," but analysts say he is unlikely to drop the entire exercise immediately.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

“You didn’t tell me you had a guest for dinner last night. Why did you withhold information, Toodles?”

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

What Mr. Ahamed withholds are the strong, respectable arguments to embrace, not to shun, the boogeyman that Federal Reserve economists style “deflation” but that a layman might rather recognize as human progress.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

In addition, the Social Security Administration withholds a portion of benefits for individuals whose income is higher than certain thresholds before their full retirement age.

From MarketWatch Feb. 5, 2026

Someone who withholds too much compared with their tax liability will end up with a refund.

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

"I thought about resigning. But I need this money," said 48-year-old bus driver David, who withholds his surname for fear of reprisal.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

You all did hate him once, but without cause, What cause withholds you, then, to mourn for him?

From Two Addresses One to the Gentlemen of Whitby and the other, to the Protestant Clergy by Rigby, Nicholas

These withheld sums are also a pittance in relation to the states’ overall Medicaid spending.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Just under half of the funds withheld from California were in connection with in-home health services.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Details of where the offences took place have been withheld to protect the alleged victims' right to anonymity.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

In an information environment already primed for suspicion of institutions, the director’s silence read as confirmation that something was being withheld.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

As he lifted his hand to knock he heard steps, so he withheld his hand until a big man in black broadcloth trousers and a stiff bosomed white shirt without collar opened the door.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

In 2023 she said she fought five times to pay for her divorce, while the following year she accused former coach Gilliard Parana of withholding money from her.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"They then wrote to me, and said that if I refused to send it back, they'd issue court proceedings because I was withholding information that was rightfully theirs."

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

She may need to adjust withholding from retirement distributions, pensions, or even Social Security benefits to avoid an unexpected tax bill.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Former executive assistant Paige Shiver filed a lawsuit against Michigan last week, accusing the university of withholding related public records.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

To start with, my parents were complicated: strict, generous, punishing, expansive, withholding.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson




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