withhold
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Leon Cannizzaro, the New Orleans district attorney at the time, objected, telling the court that his office did not purposefully withhold any evidence.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Officials must also disclose whether they intend to withhold any requested records and give statutory or legal reasons for doing so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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
By law, the former employer has no choice but to withhold that amount.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
Furthermore, please withhold from volunteering for any nonmember activities in the future, as your name has been placed on a probationary list.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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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
He withholds his approval to keep the paler, smaller man anxious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 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 little will have to pay the remainder of their tax bill — possibly also penalties and interest if they withheld far too little.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
But he entirely overlooks the fact that if one withholds copper or one withholds tin it is no longer bronze.
From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Norman Angell
David Hamilton said the board had only partially complied with the request and had "incorrectly withheld" some details, which he has ordered to be released.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Murrill did not, however, address the fact that the court vacated the deal because prosecutors intentionally withheld key information, according to court records.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
“While the government withheld funding in defiance of its obligations, children were left to face deportation proceedings alone, and some potentially returned to the very abuse, persecution, and danger they fled,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Anthropic’s most advanced model, Mythos, remains withheld from general distribution because it could be used in cyberattacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Just text messages, about a dozen of them, all from a withheld number.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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Hamilton ruled that it had only "partially complied" with FOI legislation by "failing to provide a complete response" to the request and "incorrectly withholding" some details.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He added that the health board had taken "a 'one-size-fits-all' approach when withholding information, failing to carefully consider the case for and against disclosure".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Centcom is withholding additional information, including the identities of the missing and fallen servicemembers, out of respect for the families during the notification process, the command said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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
There's only one good reason Haymitch could be withholding water from me.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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