hold over
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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
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
As Scales' dementia took hold over 10 series, the couple talked openly about the condition and how they were coping with it while the cameras followed their boat.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The direct listing may reduce the appeal of South Korean ETFs, which hold over 50% of assets in SK Hynix and Samsung.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 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
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