hold in
Example Sentences
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As the AI boom took hold in the early 2020s, Scale grew into a key vendor for top AI labs, making Wang one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As cash is a superlow-risk asset in the very short term, the amounts that fund managers hold in their portfolios is often a good indicator of their optimism or pessimism.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
In practical terms, the government wanted permission to keep building while it tries to persuade the Supreme Court to hear the case, with the lower court’s injunction put on hold in the meantime.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
During the wet spring, she said, undergrowth flourished, leaving an enormous layer of tinder once heat waves took hold in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Astrid bites her bottom lip, desperate to hold in the sobs.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
