hold down
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In testimony to the ITC, Ken Gear, CEO of the Leading Builders of America representing 22 of the largest home builders, said his members work hard to hold down the price of a new home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
And we spoke with a middle-aged woman with schizophrenia and panic disorder who lives with her brother’s family because she can’t hold down a job and fears being left alone in a nursing home.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
Dunbar’s drums hold down such genre-defining classics as Junior Murvin’s “Police and Thieves” and The Mighty Diamonds’ 1976 “Right Time,” as well as the 12-inch version of Bob Marley’s “Punky Reggae Party.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
When you are rushing around, trying to do everything for your children and hold down a demanding job, how are there enough hours in the day?
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
He was tempted now to ask Carter if the campaign had turned into a Vigils project— like one of Archie Costello’s assignments—but decided to hold down his curiosity.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
