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Recent Examples of forfeited
Los Osos High School forfeited a tournament game against Jurupa Valley on Saturday, while Patriot High School forfeited its Monday varsity match, marking its second forfeit to JVHS this season.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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The secretary of Homeland Security has also waived applicable environmental laws for border projects, a power granted in the Real ID Act of 2005.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Due to Miller’s status as a two-way player, the Bulls also waived guard Jevon Carter to create room for Šarić on the roster.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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About 15 to 20 years ago, Felton gave his father a book about a man who lost his daughter and encountered God in a cabin in the woods.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Around 20-50% of the input energy is lost as waste heat in industries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani entrusted Stanley Richards, an ex-Rikers Island inmate and former executive vice president at The Fortune Society, with overseeing the Big Apple’s jails, aiming for both a safer jail system and reform.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Only much later are they entrusted with assembling a piece from start to finish.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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