hold together
Example Sentences
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He hopes Syria's mosaic of religions and sects can hold together.
From BBC
Douglass now recognized Lincoln’s early caution as wise statecraft, a way to hold together a North where many opposed slavery but balked at equality.
Takaichi’s brand of conservatism is unpopular with some opposition parties, and analysts say she might struggle to hold together a governing coalition.
She believes that while people are happy to cast a protest vote, they currently question whether Reform are really a government in waiting - so challenging them on whether their policies hold together, or whether their numbers add up, is a way of undermining their support.
From BBC
The chief justice clearly had to hold together a six-justice majority that did not fully agree on its rationale for upholding Tennessee’s law.
From Slate
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