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  • present participle of hold.
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holding

[hohl-ding] / ˈhoʊl dɪŋ /


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The proposed changes would exempt deposits into the rainy day fund and a short term reserve, called the “Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account,” from the state appropriations limit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Holding such a photo is standard practice with any by-election winner.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Holding a current passport, taking an annual vacation and flying by plane to that holiday spot are activities claimed far more often by the two wealthiest classes than by middle- and working-class Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The company, which was registered in Qatar in October 2025, fully owns Sazan Operations Holding.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Holding his breath, he’d gone through folders of important documents and taken his passport and the airline tickets, saved from their trip from Peshawar.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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