hold over
Example Sentences
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The private-credit funds are structured as business development companies and hold over $500 billion of assets.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Analysts say the U.S. and Israel achieved tactical military success, but Iran tightened its hold over the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
An Irish reporter asked Trump about the proposed expansion of his golf resort in County Clare, which is currently on hold over the fate of a protected species of snail.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
But should the US-Nigerian operation be able to dismantle Lakuwara's hold over their lives, it is clear they will be grateful to be free of the terror.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
Baaz Mtombé’s Night Zoo was rumored to hold over a hundred exotic species within its confines; in her eleven years of contracted service to it, Koffi had never bothered to count.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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