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Example sentences for: relinquished

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Whatever the vagaries of world politics, Berlin has never relinquished its role as national capital in the realm of the arts or shopping.
And the fictional Winnie-the-Pooh was named for the real bear, a bear born in Canada who never relinquished his Canadian citizenship.
Habibie has apparently decided not to run to remain in office, but the bigger news that affects many people and concerns the U.N. and the countries currently supplying peacekeeping forces in East Timor is that Indonesia's legislature has formally relinquished the nation's claim to the region.
This week, the white couple relinquished the black child to the black couple.
He started selling records out of his own car, and he hasn't relinquished control of anything yet.