holding

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Last year, I tucked this simple necklace that’s a sign of devotion inside the plastic sleeve holding my Los Angeles Times badge, along with a few religious medals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

At times holding up to six rallies a day, Wadagni has campaigned across the country, talking and mingling with voters, in the first election in which he has ever stood.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Fortunately, there are pockets of the stock market that are holding up just fine despite all these concerns.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The home side were trailing 2-0 after Noah Okafor's first-half double when the Argentine tried to stop the Leeds attacker by holding his hair in an off-the-ball incident, after being caught in the face himself.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

We spent the next twenty minutes holding various pieces against the dress, trying them on Anna May, and discussing how she’d style her hair.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu