hold in
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Zverev's ability to inject more pace in the baseline exchanges helped him decisively break in the 10th game of the third set, but tension took hold in a dramatic fourth set.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
An “unprecedented” situation was taking hold in Orange County on Friday, as a chemical tank was at risk of spewing a highly toxic chemical that can cause severe respiratory distress and hospitalization, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
That’s roughly the percentage you can comfortably hold in stocks, particularly if you are risk-averse.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
It took a few decades for advertising to take hold in radio—the first commercial didn’t go out over the airwaves until 1920—but it was tied to TV from the start.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Like a choreographed dance, vacant pods are being floated from the center of the hold, while metal supply crates take their place in the belly of the hold in preparation for offloading.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
