held in check
Example Sentences
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The labor market also is being held in check by softer population growth after the federal government scaled back immigration targets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“The noise could keep Meta shares under pressure,” or at least held in check in the near term, J.P.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
"The immune system is held in check most of the time," Vakoc says.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
It’s very possible Epic could be denied some of its ambitious demands around future app-store workings, like the already struck-down request that Google be held in check with an anti-circumvention provision.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2023
He seemed frustrated, anxious, as if he wanted to explode into action and was only just being held in check.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
