holdover
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In that case, you will likely find yourself traveling to or from the concourse on a wretched holdover of midcentury transportation design: the people mover.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
This feels like a holdover from colonial times, when there were few activities, nobody had an Apple watch with notifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Incoming presidents therefore inherit holdover commissioners, nominating new members for Senate consideration as vacancies emerge.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Some of that reputation for risk is a holdover from the financial crisis, when lending standards were significantly looser than now.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Descartes was a late holdover, a victim of his success in marrying algebra to geometry.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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