be upheld

Example Sentences

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But Aftab Malik said the "rule of law" must be upheld, calling for the temperature of the national debate to be lowered.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

They will also need robust security to guard workers from guerrilla groups active in Venezuela’s Orinoco belt, as well as certainty that contracts will be upheld, these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

But investors don’t seem worried about the possibility that the tariffs will be upheld.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

I do think that Illston will be upheld on appeal; I’m not even sure that the administration will try to appeal this to the Supreme Court.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

It only made it rather more difficult to meet him; for Beatrix's father would not be upheld by justifiable annoyance at having been treated with disrespect.

From Abington Abbey A Novel by Marshall, Archibald