withhold
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“I did not give my consent to any Trustee of my Trust to withhold, defer, or retain my Age-30 Distribution indefinitely,” Reiner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Also known by its rather unsubtle acronym, CRUSH, this initiative is taking unprecedented steps to withhold and defer funds in response to suspected fraud.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
We’ve seen as much—liability risk was almost certainly a factor in Anthropic’s decision to withhold Mythos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Tates, who both deny any wrongdoing, sought a judicial review to challenge the CPS's decision to withhold the names of their female accusers at this stage, arguing it breached their human rights.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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
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DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from U.S. chip makers including Nvidia, sources say.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
She by and large withholds judgment from their conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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
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
It quickly became clear that Baptiste's whereabouts were known but his status was being withheld.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
If you do a Roth conversion, it’s often more tax-efficient to pay tax from cash or taxable assets rather than having it withheld.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Six months after the publicly released two previously withheld ransom notes while the family renewed its plea for anyone with information to come forward.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
In May it withheld $1.3 billion from California on the same grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I did not know then that the Courters had withheld something that Gay had found along with my pictures in the files: letters from my mother, Aunt Leanne, and Dusty.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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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
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
A direct rollover has no immediate tax implications, does not require withholding, and is not subject to the one-rollover-per-12-month rule.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
At this point in their construction, the couple’s lender, Onity Mortgage, is now withholding only about $75,000 of their insurance payout, but Singh called it an amount that remains crucial for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The first article accuses Abnegation of withholding luxuries like cars and fresh fruit from the other factions in order to force their belief in self-denial on everyone else.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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