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hold the line

verb as in resist attack

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At one point, McLachlan found herself saying that the festival would be looking to add male headliners, only for Emmylou Harris to be the voice of reason, telling her to hold the line.

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Firefighters hold the line in the Sierra, protecting communities and a giant sequoia grove amid a day of ‘dynamic fire activity’ from the Garnet fire.

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The appointee of former President Barack Obama called on her fellow judges to hold the line on campus speech protections.

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With the beach underwater, the seawalls destroyed and so many homes surrendered, the pressure is now on Highway 1 to hold the line between land and sea.

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“Negotiations were conducted in good faith, with both sides working hard to reach a fair deal that supports our teammates and holds the line on prices for our customers,” Stater Bros. said in a statement.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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