held out
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Oil prices fell, with U.S. benchmark crude slipping back under $100 a barrel as traders held out hopes for regional diplomatic efforts to ease Middle East tensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The request raised alarm bells in Iraqi Kurdistan, but officials had held out hope that the US would renew the funding through an extension of the current deal.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Accompanying him was his wife, who held out hope for two missing brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Odysseus may have held out hope throughout years of setbacks, obstacles and traps laid by vengeful deities, but the man who plays him on the big screen is no optimist.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Aunt Fanny Hamline held out against everything, unto the end.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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