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

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

"If I use a public toilet and the tap has to be held down, that impacts my ability, not because I can't do it, but because the designer hasn't thought about me."

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

She walked over to the table and lifted from it a green-and-white shoe box, its cover held down with a rubber band.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison