- present participle of hold.
holding
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Adding to the volatility, hedge funds had piled into US government bonds like never before, holding 7 percent of all those in circulation at the end of 2025, though that share has since fallen.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Derating happens when the share price of a company falls, even as underlying earnings are holding up, resulting in a lower price-to-earnings multiple.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The UAW is holding an election for executive offices with a Monday deadline for submitting member ballots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
For years, baseball coaches have broken rules by holding batting practice before playoff games, resulting in teams forfeiting and coaches learning ignorance of a rule is no excuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
‘Here,’ said Renn, holding out the ravenskin pouch.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
In total, his real estate holdings in the waterfront community are said to be worth upward of $180 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
But this fails to take into account the central government’s large financial holdings, including forex reserves and other investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Skydance will carry more than $80 billion in debt, much of it acquired to retire the holdings of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The World Gold Council’s 2026 Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey found that 89% of reserve managers expect global central-bank gold holdings to rise over the next 12 months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
He wanted the Romans to believe that in the Donations of Alexandria Mark Antony had given his vast holdings, present and future, to Egypt—a foreign power—and had not given the Romans anything.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
