hold up

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Despite the risks, analysts pointed to recent multi-billion-dollar AI computing deals SpaceX signed with Google and AI company Anthropic as reasons to think the valuation could hold up.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It is a very high action and he can just get the occasional one to hold up at the Pavilion End, as he did to great effect.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But the Dodgers’ offense didn’t hold up its half of the bargain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

AI-related investment may be helping hold up growth even as households feel pressured by higher gas and grocery prices.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s hard to believe that a bunch of pieces of wood and iron screwed together will be strong enough to hold up a 220-ton piece of stone and turn it from horizontal to vertical.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman