hold over
Example Sentences
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Some investors said they were still enthusiastic about technology stocks and expected them to retain their hold over the broader market despite the volatility this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
An Irish reporter asked Trump about the proposed expansion of his golf resort in County Clare, which is currently on hold over the fate of a protected species of snail.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
The 32 members of the IEA hold over 1.2 billion barrels of public emergency oil stocks, with a further 600 million barrels of industry stocks held under government mandates.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
That’s manipulative and, given that you are now divorced, this seems like another way to have a financial and/or emotional hold over you.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
Baaz Mtombé’s Night Zoo was rumored to hold over a hundred exotic species within its confines; in her eleven years of contracted service to it, Koffi had never bothered to count.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
