holds up
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Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
If demand holds up, Citi economists expect China’s status as the “world’s factory” to strengthen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The results show that the standard contrarian rebalancing strategy of selling winners and buying losers holds up well over time, but we are in anything but ordinary times.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Current regulations permit any teacher who is over 21 and has held a standard licence for more than two years to drive a minibus which holds up to 16 passengers.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The child at the front of the line is the snail’s head, who holds up and wiggles both index fingers on the forehead representing the snail’s eyestalks.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
