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By combining magnetic stability with the ability to manipulate spin-based information, these materials could help overcome challenges that have held back conventional spintronic devices.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Nigeria successfully held back that outbreak within its borders, resulting in only 19 infections and seven deaths -- raising confidence the densely packed nation of 240 million can respond effectively to new public health threats.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

But Ohtani held back his hands long enough to extend them to the pitch and shoot it through the right side of the infield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Many have held back over legal and financial concerns in the country, which nationalized the assets of ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The harder the men pushed, the harder he held back.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

Although the held-back funds make up less than 1% of California’s education budget, they have an outsize cumulative effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

The held-back funds are tied to programs that, in some cases, have received these dollars for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

In one moment, a student may sing a solo that lights up the room like a supernova only for them to later sing it through a clenched throat and held-back tears.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

Each jurisdiction must appoint two full-time commissioners and submit applications laying out the commission’s safety and investigative credentials and establishing its independence from Metro before the held-back money can be released, FTA officials say.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2017

I no longer feel the sinking in my gut, the held-back tearfulness that such a false accusation would once have produced.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood