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Plus, analysts and industry experts say software vendors hold critical business data on behalf of their customers, and that function isn’t easily replaceable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The Hammers hold the unwanted record of the most points achieved by a relegated side - the 42 they mustered in 2002-03 was not enough to spare them from the drop.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Her family is expected to hold a news conference Monday afternoon, following Burke’s scheduled appearance in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
“You just can’t hold anything in because it builds resentment, and resentment is a relationship killer,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
He scratched at my arm so I’d hold him tighter.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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