held down
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What is left exposed is protected with bio logs, then held down under netting, which keeps the ground shaded and damp so new vegetation can take hold.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Read: Medicare is about to change a drug program that held down the cost of premiums.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
A stealthier and less obvious plan would be financial repression, in which interest rates are held down below the rate of nominal growth of the economy, which consists of real growth plus inflation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Center Deandre Ayton held down a short-handed big man rotation with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
All day Pa was busy, banking the little house and the barn with dead leaves and straw, held down by stones, to keep out the cold.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
