holding power

Example Sentences

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Speaking after the incident, McCann told the BBC: "It's important that it's raised - you're just doing the job holding power to account."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Being someone’s child or caretaker, or even holding power of attorney, does not make it ethical or lawful to transfer property into one’s own name or deposit funds under one’s own name.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

There is no lasting virtue or good to come from holding power over the suffering of others.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

Despite holding power in Kinshasa for the past four years, Mr. Tshisekedi said many of Congo’s deep-seated difficulties have yet to be resolved.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023

The sticky mud was like glue in its holding power and the ship had buried her prow deep into it.

From Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder by Rockwood, Roy