held back
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Should it go ahead, the Sandpiper Project would be a world-first, with other offshore phosphate mining projects having been held back by environmental concerns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
These results may have practical importance because functional health reflects whether people can continue performing routine activities without being held back by fatigue or other symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Neither group wants to be held back by regulations.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Anthropic, acting to limit its own liability, voluntarily held back Mythos earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I decided I’d rather be held back with people I liked than move ahead with people I didn’t know.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Although the held-back funds make up less than 1% of California’s education budget, they have an outsize cumulative effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
The held-back funds are tied to programs that, in some cases, have received these dollars for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
In one moment, a student may sing a solo that lights up the room like a supernova only for them to later sing it through a clenched throat and held-back tears.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Each jurisdiction must appoint two full-time commissioners and submit applications laying out the commission’s safety and investigative credentials and establishing its independence from Metro before the held-back money can be released, FTA officials say.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2017
I hurry down the block while my held-back torrent of tears splashes down my face.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
