holdout

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Apple normally prefers to use its own processors wherever possible and has been a notable holdout against the wave of investment in AI infrastructure that has made Nvidia’s the world’s largest company.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Apple normally prefers to use its own processors wherever possible and has been a notable holdout against the wave of investment in AI infrastructure that has made Nvidia the world’s largest company.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

AMC is a holdout, moving deeper into genre series, including spinoffs of its major hit “The Walking Dead” and shows based on Anne Rice’s vampire novels.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

The lone holdout on the commission was Henry DeWolf Smyth, who had telegraphed his distaste for the inquiry to Ernest Lawrence at Oak Ridge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik