holds up
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If that result holds up in future studies, the technique could potentially have applications beyond ordinary vision correction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
If the August report holds up on Warsh’s terms and the inflation reports show price pressure broadening beyond energy, the three July dissenters will have company.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
He holds up his “Treasure Island” Ridleygrams and shakes them at the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
His chairmanship could turn on articulating a strategy for a central bank operating in a world of deglobalization, reduced immigration and recurring conflict—one that looks little like the 1990s he holds up as a model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
In it, he’s dressed in crisp white short sleeves, seated on the edge of his cot, misty-eyed and grinning as he holds up the ultrasound Mom sent him in the mail.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
