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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

The tank has some capacity to hold in some pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Lee downgraded AMD’s stock from buy to hold in his Monday note.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Patients may appear healthy, but as they age, Ms. Khamsi explains, there are “populations of abnormal cells taking hold in their bodies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

I felt something leaden take hold in my stomach just then, my anxiety hardening into dread.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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