held

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“They held the line, and we have them to thank for saving housing, saving the island, saving the history of the Santa Rosa Island,” McKinley said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The hearings about the children in the UK have been held in private but the BBC attended many of the hearings.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Netanyahu had previously said he would stand for re-election in the vote, scheduled to be held by late October.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

When Hostin enthused that she has “a PhD in ChatGPT” and regularly uses the LLM for personal and marital counseling, Swisher held up a warning finger: “Please don’t do that.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

All the while I held Peter’s hand, knowing these might be the last moments we would have together.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo