hold
Example Sentences
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On average, they note, foreign investors hold about 20% of the U.S. stock market, with European investors accounting for half of that.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“The brokers that offer these things want people to buy into IPOs because they believe in the company and want to hold the stock long term,” he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Such exercises also serve as a signal to Washington that Taiwan is committed to defending itself and deserves U.S. support, with a $14 billion U.S. arms package currently on hold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Says Delgado Lopera, quoting Pedro Lemebel: “I could write with no tongue, like a newscaster on CNN, no accent and hold the salt,” Lemebel wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“But what happens when I ask you to hold all of his asks at once?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing hold
