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The directive comes as other government employees have already had some pay withheld and others are being laid off.

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He threatened to withhold state funding to any California university that agrees to it.

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The documents further claim that BBC Studios told Wallace it was withholding parts of his data on the basis of "freedom of expression".

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But, as you now know, money withheld while working will be reimbursed when you reach FRA.

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Now out of forbearance, he worries he won’t be able to keep up with his monthly loan payments and may have some of his paycheck withheld by the government.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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