holdout

Example Sentences

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Most fashion names who show at Milan Fashion Week have already gone fur-free, including the Armani Group, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada, but a major holdout has been Fendi, which began as a furrier.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Facebook owner Meta is one holdout among major tech companies backing Anthropic's action.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

But California, one of its core markets and the last state holdout to give approval, had concerns about how those changes would align with its own rules on issues including supplier diversity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

And then there was Imaleava, who last spring made NIL history by being college football’s unofficial first holdout before being part of college football’s unofficial first trade.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

Was this farm just a lone holdout against industrial food?

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan