holdup
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But every year, thousands of refunds are held up, and the IRS isn’t required to process them within a certain period or provide information to taxpayers on what is responsible for the holdup.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
One holdup, charging company executives say, is the cars themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
“He didn’t know what the holdup was in getting back to them on which university could be sued.”
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
Deliveries are also delayed due to a holdup in supplies of General Electric's F-404 engines for the jets.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
The student held the phone out as Boobie, shaking with laughter, yelled from across the room, “What’s the deal, what’s the holdup on cornin’ to the house?”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Boston indicted 10 Indian nationals for allegedly staging convenience-store holdups in Massachusetts and elsewhere to secure U visas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The report attributed the limbo to a variety of possible factors including indecision over whether to stay or go, holdups with insurance and financial instability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
But he also acknowledged such holdups arise because new wind and solar farms will need more transmission lines to carry their output.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
It would be a small delay compared to earlier holdups in the long-running case but could mean the verdict arrives around the two-year anniversary of the Beijing Games.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
The number of muggings and holdups in the section was going down.
From Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey
