held back
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By combining magnetic stability with the ability to manipulate spin-based information, these materials could help overcome challenges that have held back conventional spintronic devices.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Stocks are being held back by economic fears .
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
That led to several influential players being held back, although they did give first appearances of the season to Wales and Lions internationals Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams after injury.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
But Ohtani held back his hands long enough to extend them to the pitch and shoot it through the right side of the infield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Rowan found himself standing alone between the burning Tonist cloister and the crowds still held back by peace officers.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
The held-back funds are tied to programs that, in some cases, have received these dollars for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
Although the held-back funds make up less than 1% of California’s education budget, they have an outsize cumulative effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
In one moment, a student may sing a solo that lights up the room like a supernova only for them to later sing it through a clenched throat and held-back tears.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Each jurisdiction must appoint two full-time commissioners and submit applications laying out the commission’s safety and investigative credentials and establishing its independence from Metro before the held-back money can be released, FTA officials say.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2017
I hurry down the block while my held-back torrent of tears splashes down my face.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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