holdup

Example Sentences

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Four adults and one child were inside the bank at the time of the holdup, which was resolved fast.

From Washington Times

The minister played down reports of the canceled trip being linked to a holdup in Pakistan's IMF bailout programme.

From Reuters

On Thursday night, Devin Nunes, the former U.S. representative who is now chief executive of Trump Media, lashed out against the holdup.

From New York Times

But the effort has faced logistical holdups, along with concern from advocacy groups that Moderna could use South Africa’s loose patent laws to block the local manufacturing of mRNA vaccines in the country.

From Washington Post

But the church’s liberals remain frustrated by what they view as a holdup.

From New York Times