kept
Example Sentences
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“The fun was kept up until about daylight,” according to an 1898 California history book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Analysts at Citigroup kept their price target for Cisco unchanged at $139 as they noted the same annual order-growth rate of 35% reported this quarter as last quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
"That is why we are pushing ahead with important expansion projects," he added, vowing that environmental protection would be "kept firmly in mind".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Stellantis’ U.S. market share plunged, especially as dealers said the company kept prices high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The brutal south Louisiana weather—hot and unbearably humid— kept the soil wet and soggy, an ideal atmosphere for one of nature’s deadliest creatures: the mosquito.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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