holding together
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The role of Archbishop of Canterbury has been a notoriously difficult one in terms of holding together people with a broad range of theological viewpoints both at home and abroad.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
The pieces are instantly recognizable as hers: hand-laced rivets holding together a bustier in the shape of a broken heart, the way one of her spiked choker handbags seems to defy gravity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
But she kept working, holding together the same trio of expert D.C. musicians for decades, with the bassist Charles Ables and the drummer Steve Williams.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
One is a leader holding together a kingdom that is crumbling on multiple fronts.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024
They were covered in a fine layer of webbing, like mesh holding together a shattered mirror.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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