holding

Example Sentences

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"You're not going to be thrown the ball and your role is to take wickets, it might be to play a holding role so the fast bowlers can have a break and then come back."

From BBC

With no medical experience, he treated hundreds of children, holding clinics for people with AIDS.

From BBC

Boone wrote that Google usage is “holding relatively constant, despite the growing usage of AI search.”

From Barron's

Getting it right means investors can get in before a pop, but a mistaken call means that their holdings lose value right away.

From Barron's

The main reform goal for 2026 will be eliminating incentives for controlling families to keep share prices low as they pass holdings to the next generation, Lim says.

From Barron's