hold in
Example Sentences
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Traders were pricing in a 77.6% chance that the Fed will remain on hold in December, up from 76.3% on Thursday, while also seeing a small but increased probability of a rate hike by year-end.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
However, this assumption may not hold in systems where movement triggers major internal changes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
As for her viral acrobatic performances, those appeared to have been on hold in the year before her death.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The historic Union Corner, at the junction of Union Street and Gordon Street, was destroyed in the inferno on Sunday night after flames took hold in a vape shop.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
And then gives that milk to her youngest grandson to hold in the backseat of her car, with strict directions not to spill it, as she rushes him and her other grandson to the hospital.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
