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Example Sentences
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These products own the VIX futures and are thus not designed to be bought and held, for they lose value due to time decay.
From MarketWatch
He described the scene as running shoulder-to-shoulder with people holding signs, bells and kazoos.
From Los Angeles Times
"It just resonates with both of us... It holds a special place," explained Withers.
From BBC
Opposite Mona, her other son was holding an oxygen mask to his mouth and could not speak.
From BBC
Ms. Kiri, who is on camera almost nonstop and is in close-up much of the time, expertly holds our attention as her character’s skepticism about the paranormal world becomes increasingly occluded by worry.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
