withholding

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Appeared in the February 26, 2026, print edition as 'DOJ to Review Withholding Of Epstein Files About Trump'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

"Withholding essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable," read the statement.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Withholding funding for the “alleged actions of a few individuals,” he said, was a “matter of extraordinary disproportion.”

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Withholding the veto, and explaining why, would be a powerful first step.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

Withholding his praise, Goethe announced he had a final test, and placed on the music desk a sheet which seemed covered with mere scratches and blotches.

From The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians by Brower, Harriette