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These singles are part of a cohort of “love hackers” who believe data could hold the cure to their dating woes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

This is especially the case in the final minutes of games, when teams trying to hold on to a result would use the goalkeeper to kill momentum.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Trump told the US news outlet Axios that mediating countries had asked him to hold fire to give diplomacy a chance, adding: "We are in very deep talks with Iran."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Many of my friends have been in your exact situation, wondering if brokers still hold some power when it comes to renting.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

“No supervisor today. There was an emergency with one of the day shift girls—Lakewood 3729, please hold —did you ever meet Louisa Safechuck? Miss Genovese is out managing it.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Weger holds a pair of sparkling JVB X Nomasei ‘Nono’ loafers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Even if the central bank holds steady, chances are running at more than 70% for a hike in September, so Citi doesn’t see much relief coming for markets after this meeting.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

That factor - and this holds true whether or not Rodri stays - should give City's new boss a greater chance of landing on a working formula next season.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Lower Saxony is a shareholder in the Volkswagen Group and holds 20 percent of the voting rights in addition to hosting six Volkswagen plants.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

It felt safe there, relaxed, and I want to feel that again, and I can’t help wondering why I’ve not felt that way when Rhys holds me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Trump and Putin last held a telephone conversation on July 5.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

A meeting will be held on Tuesday to update affected residents.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

This comes as the rest of the high-grade corporate bond market has held up better.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

With the decline, Nvidia ceded back to Apple the position of largest U.S. company by market cap, a title it has held since May of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

But that night, no matter how long I held it upside down, or how hard I shook it, not another drop appeared.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The two disciples were going to a village called Emmaus threescore furlongs distant from Jerusalem, and while they are conversing Jesus joins them, "but their eyes were holden that they should not know him."

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

On the summit, which commands a very extensive prospect, a fair is annually holden.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

In Kent all land is presumed to be holden by this tenure until the contrary is proved, but some lands have been disgavelled by particular statutes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

It was holden early on a Sunday morning; and the strictest secrecy, as to what took place, was enjoined on all present, for secrecy was the soul of the order.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas

William d'Owe was accused in a Councell holden at Salisbury, to bee a complice of this Treason.

From The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First by Hayward, John

It starts with somebody saying, “My child, my parent, my neighbor—the government is holding them illegally.”

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

After a year of holding back on new hires, companies from tech and transportation to defense now say they need more people to work alongside AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

His failure to slow sufficiently for yellow flags in qualifying compromised his starting position, but recovering from seventh to the podium and holding off the Ferraris was an impressive response.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

On Friday, the odds for the Fed holding rates steady on Wednesday was at 62%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

Father would stand at his vantage point on the platform almost on tiptoe with the joy of precision, holding his pocket watch and a pad and pencil.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom