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While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.

From National Geographic • Jan. 18, 2024

Oxfam said it understood workers' frustrations, but that its reserves had fallen, and it needed to keep back funds to weather financial shocks.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

But I didn’t understand that was useful to keep back then.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

As harsh as it sounds, there are certain places where it will not make sense to spend lots of money trying to keep back the tides.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2022

We would stand around pouting, sniffling, trying to keep back our tears, begging for our playthings.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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