hold the line

Example Sentences

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Companies typically raise prices at the start of the new year and some have chosen to do so after holding the line for months, in part due to tariffs.

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This increased European backing has helped Ukraine hold the line.

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After holding the line on prices for several months, companies—big and small—have begun a new round of increases, in some cases by high-single-digit percentage points.

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When I sued my medical providers in 2023, holding the line between helping and enabling was my aim.

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One issue on which she is so far holding the line is on repealing the state’s right-to-work law that lets workers choose whether or not to join a union.

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