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withhold

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


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At an earlier hearing the same month, Home Office lawyers applied to withhold some information from MI5 being made public at a future inquest due to national security concerns.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Of course, he didn’t have to, since as Tennessee’s Chief Executive, he has the prerogative to grant or withhold clemency as he sees fit.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Shaw: While there should be a legal obligation, district officials must cite documented instances, by courts or law enforcement, of abuse or mistreatment to withhold this information in extremely rare circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"We also have to be willing to slow down or withhold further scaling when our confidence in safety is not sufficient," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

I told them that they had no right to withhold permission, and the fact that they did only confirmed my suspicions.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The horror was captured by several cameras, images from which Mr. Gibney withholds until the dizzying climax of the film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Each employer’s payroll system withholds taxes based only on the wages it pays you and does not account for your other income.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Today, the court holds that one exception — the postal exception — prevents individuals from recovering for injuries based on a postal employee’s intentional misconduct, including when an employee maliciously withholds their mail,” Sotomayor wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

To satisfy the taxes, the company withholds a certain number of shares from the employee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

It can do to no one any favor, nor render to any one any assistance, which it withholds from another.

From A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People by Lysander Spooner

The deceased person’s identity is being withheld pending their next-of-kin being notified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Competition would force existing universities to adapt faster and more comprehensively than any direct donation or withheld government funding could.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

RSF has said that a third country has offered him asylum, without specifying which, but that departures planned for February and June were cancelled after Thai immigration authorities withheld exit clearance without explanation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

She alleged that details about the HOA’s finances were withheld from her until she was presented with the final paperwork.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

In the months that followed the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown, when other reactors around Japan went offline for maintenance, the government withheld approval for them to reactivate.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Yet Ms. Smialek notes that some British officials still invoked Malthus to justify withholding aid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Emma McCune, 29, from Breton Park in Lisburn also pleaded guilty to the same charge of withholding information.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Oceanside is withholding the exact location where the fossils were found due to public safety concerns and to preserve the site’s integrity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

She has 30 days from the notice date before the agency will start withholding 50% of her monthly benefit to recover the debt.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

In peacetime, however, in a well-staffed, well-stocked American emergency room, triage isn’t about withholding care from anyone; rather, it’s identifying the patients in the gravest danger and treating them first.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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