holdover
Example Sentences
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This feels like a holdover from colonial times, when there were few activities, nobody had an Apple watch with notifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Incoming presidents therefore inherit holdover commissioners, nominating new members for Senate consideration as vacancies emerge.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
In separate statements, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Logan, the Dallas Fed president, each said that the existing language—a holdover from last fall’s three rate cuts—no longer fit the outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Descartes was a late holdover, a victim of his success in marrying algebra to geometry.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
