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- verb Simple past of
withdraw .
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Examples
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Third-seeded Marat Safin withdrew from the Australian Open on Saturday with an injured left wrist, giving Rainer Schuettler a walkover into the fourth round.
USATODAY.com - Safin withdraws from Australian Open with sore wrist 2003
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In 1668, Great Britain withdrew from the war, and the French took on another quarrel, with the result that more of the Dutch trade passed into British hands.
Naval Defence 1927
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PARIS (AP) Former U.S. Open champion Marat Safin withdrew from the French Open on Monday with a wrist injury.
USATODAY.com - Roundup: Wrist to keep Safin out of French Open 2003
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The Guardian revealed in August that BP withdrew from the bidding.
Cairn Energy fails to find enough oil off the coast of Greenland Tim Webb 2010
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On Friday, the US, who had been competing on both fronts, withdrew from the race for 2018.
Fifa faces call to delay World Cup bid vote after corruption claims Louise Taylor 2010
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UNEF was created to patrol the Egyptian side of the border in the Suez Canal after the ceasefire and Israel withdrew from the territory.
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After this, the retired President and the First Lady withdrew from the mansion to their temporary residence in the city.
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His right calf affected his ankle to the point that he withdrew from the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone the first week of August and spent six weeks of rest and rehabilitation.
Lee Westwood Set To Overtake Tiger Woods In Golf Rankings AP 2010
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The 32-year-old withdrew from the ASP World Tour last year citing personal reasons.
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American rider Christian Vande Velde injured his shoulder after falling from his bike and withdrew from the race.
Wouter Weylandt takes Giro d'Italia stage; Vinokourov leads 2010
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