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The arrival of fuel holds off that collapse temporarily, but leaders of the aid effort say reserves remain dangerously low, and there is still a deepening hunger crisis.

She breaks into the left hand side of the box, holds off a defender and shoots.

The opposition parties, as you would expect, are all demanding an election now, or soon - desperate to portray Rishi Sunak as running away from the electorate if he holds off until later in the year.

If the BoE holds off on a hike, expect more wild swings.

When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he sometimes holds off on filling his blood pressure medication.