holdout
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Like James, Mack is seasoned in contract negotiations, having famously signed a record six-year, $141-million extension with the Bears in 2018 after a holdout with the Raiders had him shipped to Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Most fashion names who show at Milan Fashion Week have already gone fur-free, including the Armani Group, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada, but a major holdout has been Fendi, which began as a furrier.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
That disloyal, greedy kid at the center of college football’s first apparent holdout?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Facebook owner Meta is one holdout among major tech companies backing Anthropic's action.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
The lone holdout on the commission was Henry DeWolf Smyth, who had telegraphed his distaste for the inquiry to Ernest Lawrence at Oak Ridge.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
