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hold on





VERB
hold out
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The initial April results are based on interviews that took place between March 24 and April 6, before a tentative cease-fire took hold on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“We have a pretty good hold on it,” said Fernandez.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He marveled at Epstein’s hold on so many people.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

That would have been one of the big takeaways from that tournament - the need to hold on to the energy and feelgood that got them there in the first place.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

I promise myself I will hold on to my language, no matter how far away we go, how many seas we cross, how distant I am from the almond-scented streets of this land.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar