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The art of having something someone wants and choosing, deliberately, not to give it.

means To deliberately refuse or delay giving somethinginformation, money, affection, or consentthat you possess or could provide.

from From Old English 'with' meaning back or against, plus 'hold' — literally to hold back, the verbal equivalent of a closed fist.

Tax senseEmployers withhold wages before you ever see them.
Grammar twinPast tense is withheld, never withholded.
Quiet powerWithholding is refusal disguised as inaction.
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