hold on
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"They help us hold on... until God delivers us from this ordeal and we can return home," said Dabary, known locally as Abu Ayman.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Cause if you rail against it, suddenly you become a plastic surgery disaster, trying desperately to hold on to relevance as you hit your 50s and 60s or 70s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Some, still inside the country, told Panorama they wanted to speak out despite the risks, saying they had found it difficult to hold on to hope once the mass protests had been brutally crushed.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Sellers today can afford to hold on to their homes for a longer time than homeowners could during the subprime-mortgage crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“You can hold on to this for me. Hopefully it will take a few days for Mr. Shareef to realize I am gone.”
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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