holdover
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In that case, you will likely find yourself traveling to or from the concourse on a wretched holdover of mid-century transportation design: the people mover.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Instead it’s a holdover from a bygone era of the gold standard, fixed exchange rates and periodic panics about global liquidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The Palisades fire was a holdover from the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which continued to smolder and burn underground until kicked up by heavy winds on Jan. 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
The entire process was a holdover from more primitive stages of development.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
