- present tense form of hold (3rd person singular).
holds
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The hypothesis holds that some problems are so hard that computers can solve them only by trying nearly every possible answer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
This would mark the largest one-day drop since at least 1980 if it holds through the close.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The company also stores about 8 million barrels at facilities in Kagoshima, Japan, under a joint strategic oil-storage arrangement, and holds about 4 million barrels at facilities in Yeosu, South Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
She also said she had considered walking away from the sport, in which she holds a world record.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Jared, the barista Eddie interviewed from the Seaside Bean Café, waves and holds up a finger when he sees me outside their wide front windows, telling me to wait one second.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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