holding
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Instead it sets priorities: identifying strategic chokepoints, sequencing capacity build-out, applying targeted relief where downstream producers would otherwise be squeezed, and holding firm where security exposure is unacceptable.
She was sentenced to six years in prison, which she was allowed to serve under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor, and banned from holding public office for the rest of her life.
From Barron's
The plane initially went into a holding pattern to stay safe.
Mortgage rates edged lower to 6.21% this week, holding near the one-year low reached in October, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Google and Apple have reportedly warned some visa‑holding employees against international travel because return processing times could stretch up to a year, reflecting the sharp backlog at U.S. embassies worldwide.
From Salon
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