holdover

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Holdover "Peter Rabbit," Sony's hybrid live-action/animation adaptation of the Beatrix Potter children's classic, held on to third place with $12.5 million in its third weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2018

Holdover shortstop Miguel Rojas said he arrived a week early to get a jump on introductory handshakes.

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2018

Holdover “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” came in third, at $9.6 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2016

Holdover “Kung Fu Panda 3” captured second place on the charts, sliding in behind “Deadpool” with $12.5 million.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2016

The Legislative Holdover Committee is about as useless a thing as can be imagined.

From Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 by Hichborn, Franklin