holding
Example Sentences
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Group stage soccer matches are often spread across venues in a country during the Olympics, with a stadium in the host city holding the final games.
From Los Angeles Times
“On my way to that cell, I passed holding cells filled with people who appeared to be of Latino and East African descent,” she wrote.
From Salon
The nomination also bolstered the U.S. dollar, which raised the opportunity cost of holding dollar-denominated assets.
From Barron's
CME Group, the leading operator of derivatives exchanges, also raised margin requirements for precious-metal futures, increasing the cost of holding positions.
Musk has previously mused about a broader tie-up of his companies, once describing a holding company for Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and Boring Co. as a “good idea” several years ago.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
