holdout
Example Sentences
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Fearing negative fallout for its agricultural sector, France has long been a holdout, but had failed to muster enough support to block the accord -- until now.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
His holdout vote in the wake of 200-plus members of his party voting otherwise is not the first time he has taken an unorthodox stance.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
Thus began a vicious journey during which Iamaleava became college football’s first big holdout, then college football’s most ill-timed walkout, then college football’s first unofficial player firing, then … hello UCLA!
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration was the holdout.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024
Was this farm just a lone holdout against industrial food?
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
