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On a Furiosa company outing to a coastal town, Paik and some colleagues held a race to see who could swim to a nearby island and return the fastest.
Nor can it access the bulk of its foreign-exchange reserves held offshore; international banks don’t allow transfers to Tehran because of sanctions.
In a phone interview, Soto said she held the news conference outside the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Star receiver Davante Adams also could be held out till then.
From Los Angeles Times
Andrew's prediction: City will want to put things right after being held by Sunderland.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.