holdover

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In separate statements, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Logan, the Dallas Fed president, each said that the existing language—a holdover from last fall’s three rate cuts—no longer fit the outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Instead it’s a holdover from a bygone era of the gold standard, fixed exchange rates and periodic panics about global liquidity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

On his visit to St. John Bosco, his driver was former St. John Bosco assistant Marshawn Friloux, a holdover in the Bruins’ recruiting department from the previous staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

In each of the major holdover fires in recent years, strong winds have helped carry embers into combustible materials, typically dry terrain.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Some of the reluctance may be a holdover from a long- dormant intellectual battle in which academics and activists squared off about the purported Haudenosaunee role in the U.S.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann