held up
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“He held up his end of the deal and stayed out of trouble,” spokesperson Ciaran McEvoy said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Stewart smudged her face with gray makeup, cut a few rips in her least-loved jeans, sliced up a gleaming white cardigan and held up a clipboard that read, “I Am Hungry Help Me!!”
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
In Ottawa, Sarah Bern was held up over the line and England conceded a turnover less than five metres out as they failed to make their dominance pay before the break.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Credit growth has held up so far in the face of four interest rate increases, but support is fading, says BMI in a report on the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
If only those blasted pheasants had not held up his train!
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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