hold down
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Tim Cook was no stranger to Apple’s earnings calls even before he was asked to temporarily hold down the CEO post for an ailing Steve Jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The buyback isn’t the first instance of reaching for levers to hold down borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Midfielder Nico Gonzalez joined City from Porto for £50m last January but has struggled to hold down a regular first-team place.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
That could hold down returns in the second half of 2026.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Before the introduction of ether a few months before, surgeons had to employ powerful assistants to hold down patients or restrain them with leather-covered chains.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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