hold in
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That’s because this event is reminiscent of “the blob” — a massive marine heat wave that took hold in the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast of California from roughly 2014 to 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
“This would mark only a marginal improvement from the recent string of hot PCE inflation prints and should keep the Fed firmly on hold in the near-term,” writes Stephen Juneau, U.S. economist at BofA Securities.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Limited demand pressures and Middle East uncertainties should keep the central bank on hold in the near term, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
New research from the University of California, Riverside suggests that eating more protein could help limit the infection's ability to take hold in the body.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Astrid bites her bottom lip, desperate to hold in the sobs.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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