holds up
Example Sentences
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New capacity due this year and next isn’t enough to crush profits, so long as demand holds up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The results show that the standard contrarian rebalancing strategy of selling winners and buying losers holds up well over time, but we are in anything but ordinary times.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Current regulations permit any teacher who is over 21 and has held a standard licence for more than two years to drive a minibus which holds up to 16 passengers.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The famous 1960s-era black-and-white shot of her looking like a bohemian in sweatshirt and black pants while she holds up a sign proclaiming “HUELGA” in the grape fields of California’s Central Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
“Lookie what I got,” he says, and holds up Uncle Basil’s key chain, stupid rabbit’s foot and all.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
