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Instead of being dismissed as a radical fringe outfit, the anti-Flock movement is taking hold.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

The caller said he was from nearby New Port Richey in Pasco County, verified her identity, then asked her to hold for a sheriff’s deputy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

If the recovery mission is successful, Morup's son Punchok Dorjai told the BBC that the family would hold a funeral for him near the Martyrs Park in Ladakh's capital Leh.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The question is whether their actions are creating the practical conditions under which reporters can hold power to account.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

There’s no way he wants to hold mine.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“These crimes are meant to intimidate entire communities and weaken the trust that holds us together,” he said in a statement Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

China holds a near monopoly on the production of polysilicon.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Every wafer is grown in China, every shipment needs a Beijing permit, and the company holds stakes in 10 Chinese suppliers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Another lawmaker was Aisha al-Dibs, the first woman the new authorities appointed to a governmental position, one she no longer holds.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

“And this…” Dad holds up a watch that’s pure gold with shiny stones embedded in the band.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Murrell resigned as the party's chief executive in March 2023, a post he had held since 1999.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Former Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo remembers being “wowed” when she held a community forum at Resurrection in 2016 that drew hundreds of people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Tennessee held its primaries on Thursday, because Thursday primaries are just how Tennessee rolls.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh held rates steady last week, though three of 12 officials voted for an increase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Betsie held out her arms for the baby and at that moment Fred Koornstra opened the door from the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Now why all this mystery? why were their eyes holden that they should not know him? why pretend ignorance? why make "as though he would go further?"

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

Launcelot Trevanion, you stand committed to take your trial at the next ensuing Quarter Sessions, to be holden at Ballarat, on a day to be named.

From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf

It could only be holden in Westphalia, and almost exclusively at Dortmund or Arensberg.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas

His eyes were holden that he saw not.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret

Coles had lost eighty thousand dollars by his speculation in the Snowden, for one half of which Kennedy was holden to him; but the bond had been effectually cancelled by the death of the principal.

From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver

Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto was nearly as effective, holding the Diamondbacks to three hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

And after accumulating a record cash holding of $397.4 billion at the end of the first quarter, Abel led a spend of $31.9 billion to bring the pile down to $365.5 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

Movistar's Reusser retains the yellow jersey after the 153.4km ride from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhone, holding a 12-second lead over Dutch rider Demi Vollering.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

He’s holding off on buying SpaceX at these prices, he said, but understands why many others are looking through its recent declines and back toward Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

She can tilt and rotate it in any direction exactly as if she were holding it in her hand.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman