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held

adjective as in grasped

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In horse racing, Black jockeys won more than half of the Kentucky Derby held from 1875 to 1903 — until Jim Crow eliminated the Black jockey.

From Salon

Signs reading "Enough is enough" and "No Farmers No Food" were held up as conference attendees entered the building.

From BBC

The service has added more religious-themed programming to its mix in an effort to reflect values held by many Fox News viewers.

Republicans controlled the Senate for most of Boxer’s 24 years in the chamber, including several terms when they held 55 of 100 seats.

He was booked at the Torrance Police Department and is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail, according to authorities.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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