held in check
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Analysts broadly anticipate a continuation of the trends seen in recent quarters, with growth driven by capital markets activity, wealth segment revenue and credit losses that have been held in check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Apple’s stock momentum has been somewhat held in check by the cloud of tariffs and doubts about the company’s artificial-intelligence positioning.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
"The immune system is held in check most of the time," Vakoc says.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
It’s very possible Epic could be denied some of its ambitious demands around future app-store workings, like the already struck-down request that Google be held in check with an anti-circumvention provision.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2023
They could also mean that potentially harmful organisms, formerly held in check, could escape from their natural controls and rise to pest status.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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