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For example, companies might hold back some automation to train junior employees in foundational skills and ensure they are savvy enough to check AI assistants’ output.

"People are not sure what the policies are going to be, so they are holding back, they are sitting on their hands," she said.

The administration first tried to hold back funding approved by Congress.

They didn’t hold back—they made fun of how he looked, they mocked his father’s Nigerian accent, and they topped it off by tugging at the dashiki until it ripped.

Penelope thought of Old Timothy and held back a smile.