hold down
Example Sentences
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“We still see weak demand,” with uncertainty from tariffs holding down activity, said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM’s manufacturing survey committee.
From MarketWatch
Artificial-intelligence investment should continue to offset some of the shocks to slower growth, but there will be nothing holding down prices, he said.
From MarketWatch
The duo will hold down the fort from Times Square beginning at 5 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times
When you are rushing around, trying to do everything for your children and hold down a demanding job, how are there enough hours in the day?
From BBC
Plus, the Federal Reserve plans to buy hundreds of billions of short-term Treasury bonds annually, another move that would pump money into the financial system and hold down rates.
From Barron's
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