hold
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"I don't hold any grudges against Henry," said Stacey.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Vitale will be "the first to hold this role outside the Armani family", the luxury house said of the longtime Miu Miu designer, who spent nine months of 2025 as the creative director of Versace.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then in August, the shares plunged after the agency placed the therapy on clinical hold when spinal scans turned up abnormalities in some trial participants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Warsh told you this was coming at Jackson Hole, when he flipped the Fed’s default from hold unless the data forces a move to raise unless the data makes it unnecessary.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Though he was too big to hold my hand, Lloyd had me in a grip.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Now, it holds one of the world’s most important energy corridors and has to be reckoned with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Over the coming months, every large country in the EU holds key elections.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
If the Fed holds and Treasury yields remain stable because investors accept its explanation, gold may receive surprisingly little benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Better Call Saul” holds the record for the most noms by a single show without a win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Silence hides secrets, holds back fears, but it also binds with loyalty and love.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
If you had held your Goldman stock for five years, your quarterly dividend would have increased to $5 a share.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The 21-nation currency area’s economy has held up better than expected since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Of that number, 62 have been ordered held in jail by courts in Ankara, Izmir, the southern city of Mersin and Aydin in the west.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Rasselbock Backyard Ultra, in which competitors run a 4.16-mile course every hour, on the hour, until only one person is left standing, was held at the Hardwick Estate on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Besides the Bible, clothing, and toilet things, it now held vitamins, aspirins, iron pills for Betsie’s anemia, and much else.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
This ancient market town, in which the petty sessions for the High Peak are holden, is situated on the western bank of the river Wye.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
I have thee holden In what Scotia calls a "grup," All my fleeces now are golden, Full troy weight—for wool is up!
From The Coo-ee Reciter by Various
On the following Tuesday a meeting of the proprietors was holden, and Mr. Ballou was invited to take the pastoral charge by a unanimous vote.
From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Maturin Murray Ballou
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 Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
At a Superior Court of law holden for Bath county at the court house on the 5th day of September, 1822.
After holding talks with von der Leyen Wednesday, Carney was to fly to Britain for his first meeting with Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
During his own college career, which he spent mostly holding a clipboard, Woodin earned a Ph.D. in the subtle nuances of the quarterback position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
When at the Treasury, he reported holding a stake in Global Restaurant Management LLC, the parent company of a firm that operated multiple Papa Johns restaurants in Russia at the time.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
I’ve been wanting to get a dog for a while now, but a few things have been holding me up: How much will it cost?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
I release a breath I didn’t know I was holding and grab at my stomach, willing the damn butterflies to go away.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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