sign away
phrasal verb
signed away; signing away; signs away
: to give (something, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed away his share of the farm.
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In a motion to dismiss filed Wednesday, Warner Bros. noted that courts have repeatedly rejected Peary’s claims, finding that his mother, Jean Peavy, signed away all rights to the Superman character after Shuster’s death in 1992.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
After Ukraine suggested the possibility of natural resource deals to Mr. Trump, his treasury secretary pushed to have the country sign away half its mineral wealth.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The studio also offered a summary of the many legal disputes that have arisen since Shuster and Jerome Siegel first signed away the rights to Superman for $130 in 1938.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
If even these explicit security guarantees changed nothing, why sign away the country’s mineral wealth if that comes without any specific promise to continue military aid?
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
After Ukraine suggested the possibility of natural resource deals to Mr. Trump, his treasury secretary pushed to have the country sign away half its mineral wealth.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The studio also offered a summary of the many legal disputes that have arisen since Shuster and Jerome Siegel first signed away the rights to Superman for $130 in 1938.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
If even these explicit security guarantees changed nothing, why sign away the country’s mineral wealth if that comes without any specific promise to continue military aid?
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Sign away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20away. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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