hold over
Example Sentences
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A Compass spokesperson also told MarketWatch that the company is not hiding listings, but it is opposed to Zillow’s hold over the real-estate market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Private credit firms are increasingly targeting British defined-benefit pension plans, which hold over $1.35 trillion in unoffloaded liabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
For Celtic, with all the advantages they hold over most others in Scotland, the true barometer is Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Their yearly reproduction depended on elusive environmental factors, the author writes, “unlike other extractive industries such as tin or jade, where ‘X marks the spot’ could hold over a period of years or decades.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
They shout to us in English, with British accents, I think, muffled through the rags they hold over their noses and mouths.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
