holdout

Example Sentences

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The holdout union, Local 99 of Service Employees International Union, is scheduled to resume mediation Monday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Fearing negative fallout for its agricultural sector, France has long been a holdout, but had failed to muster enough support to block the accord -- until now.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

His holdout vote in the wake of 200-plus members of his party voting otherwise is not the first time he has taken an unorthodox stance.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration was the holdout.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024

Was this farm just a lone holdout against industrial food?

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan