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Under 25-year-old rules, traders who borrowed money from their broker to make four or more day trades within five business days had to keep at least $25,000 in their margin accounts.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

In effect: Set it and keep at it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Ukraine has learned to safeguard this trade by using naval drones to keep at bay Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Until then, he says, he will keep at it himself: "This is my ideal. If you have this ideal, you must persist. You can't not."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Who better to keep at her side in the dark hours of the night than the son of the king?

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas