hold the fort
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“If we don’t hold the fort down, there will be nothing to come back to,” Hearring said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
"And is that possible for next week? I genuinely do not know. My job was to come in and hold the fort, and the minute that someone is appointed, I will step aside."
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
McCullum acknowledged the work done by the previous regime to "hold the fort together".
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2023
“We’ve got to hold the fort down until he’s ready.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
They are leaving tomorrow to go to Belgium, and we’re going back to Kilanga to hold the fort until another family can come.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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