holding
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Jelly Roll later expanded this rural holding with the addition of an adjacent 18.5-acre parcel that was purchased through the same trust for $500,000 in November 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
California didn’t become a state until 1850, but it played a powerful role in holding the Union together during the cataclysm that followed the election of 1860.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Given the demands of this role, part of the reason Arsenal may have struggled against Brighton was that Bruno Guimaraes took up this holding midfield position instead of Lewis-Skelly.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Traders took a little heart from a dip in oil prices after US President Donald Trump ruled out hitting Iran before the midterm elections, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Renn was holding out a little bundle wrapped in birch bast.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
As the New York Times reported last month, even friendly countries are reducing their holdings of U.S.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
In total, his real estate holdings in the waterfront community are said to be worth upward of $180 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Skydance will carry more than $80 billion in debt, much of it acquired to retire the holdings of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
But this fails to take into account the central government’s large financial holdings, including forex reserves and other investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Bobby pored over Buschke’s holdings for hours, looking for that one book, that one magazine, that one luminous game that might lead him to enlightenment.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
