held out

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Instead, it just felt like an event held out of habit.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures held out for modest gains after the EIA reported a smaller-than-expected withdrawal from storage for last week, but one big enough to increase the deficit over the five-year average.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The Trojans were also forced to play most of Tuesday without Chad Baker-Mazara, who was held out after halftime with a neck injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Yeremy Pino set up a nervous finish for the hosts when he fired home a free-kick in stoppage time, but Macclesfield held out.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

I turned out my pockets and held out my hands to show Red.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff