holding together
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Burnt out, two years ago she quit – and the thread holding together the remnants of the town's healthcare system snapped.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025
The pieces are instantly recognizable as hers: hand-laced rivets holding together a bustier in the shape of a broken heart, the way one of her spiked choker handbags seems to defy gravity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
But she kept working, holding together the same trio of expert D.C. musicians for decades, with the bassist Charles Ables and the drummer Steve Williams.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
One is a leader holding together a kingdom that is crumbling on multiple fronts.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024
At last, less than a mile from the City, a more ordered mass of men came into view, marching not running, still holding together.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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