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In practical terms, the government wanted permission to keep building while it tries to persuade the Supreme Court to hear the case, with the lower court’s injunction put on hold in the meantime.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

We also know he voted to hold in July.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

During the wet spring, she said, undergrowth flourished, leaving an enormous layer of tinder once heat waves took hold in June.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Iceland's application to join the EU was already well advanced when it put talks on hold in 2013, and European Commission officials have indicated that talks could be finalised in one or two years.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

“It’s hard to say which is worse, seeing it run out and waste the water, or seeing it hold in and wreck the shoes.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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