held down

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At that point, Matarazzo was one of only four Americans to have held down a head coaching job in Europe’s top five leagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

But Venture faces legal risks too, which have held down its stock price since it went public last year.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Pavlich, 37, will replace Ashleigh Banfield, who held down the time period since 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The move in silver is ‘less of a one-off spike and more of a long overdue repricing of an asset that had been held down for more than a decade.’

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

She couldn’t leave without at least checking to make sure no one else was being held down here.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack