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upheld

[uhp-held] / ʌpˈhɛld /
ADJECTIVE
supported
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The Charity Commission opposed Campbell's challenge and said the five-year ban should be upheld.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The invitation comes two days after a federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk, which prohibits the United States military from using its models.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The news that City had been found guilty was broken by the Athletic, which reported that 114 of the 115 counts were upheld.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A US appeals court upheld on Friday the Pentagon's decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain, a decision taken when the AI startup refused to remove certain safeguards on its Claude model.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Proposition 21, the law allowing prosecutors to file charges against juveniles in adult court, had been upheld by the California Supreme Court way back in 2002.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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