relinquishing
- present participle of relinquish.
Example Sentences
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The 46-year-old, the son-in-law of the Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, had been a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before relinquishing his stake in the club on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Objectively speaking, there is hardly any possibility from the US of relinquishing weapons systems of this kind."
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
Doing so means permanently relinquishing control of those funds.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
His match-winning century in Perth gave Australia a momentum they have never looked like relinquishing.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
“However, now that Mr. Lemoncello is relinquishing control, we should take back that book I borrowed. Maybe I can drop it off in the sidewalk book-return slot when no one is watching.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
