hold
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Cooper said Leslie would go head-to-head with some of the Lakers’ players during practice to give herself a bigger challenge and it was impressive to watch her hold her own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Officers previously said she had no fixed address and did not own a vehicle or hold a bank account.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Employees reassured users that their money was in transit, but that compliance checks could hold it up for days or weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
But if you’re willing to hold and rotate Vance’s recent statements in your mind, you’ll find something uncharacteristically interesting.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Another thought creeps into my mind, so overwhelming I can barely hold it.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
For the Brazilian, returning to Los Angeles also holds personal significance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
As high pressure holds on across the south, many will stay largely dry and warm here through the rest of the week.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The filing also shows that Kennedy holds credit-card debt with a reported range between $125,000 and $265,000—less than the more than $600,000 he owed when he filed last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The fund holds more than 50 autocallables with staggered five-year maturities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Emma holds up a flashcard with a skinny Korean boy in wire-rimmed glasses.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The shifts mean more of the world’s roughly 900 VLCCs are currently held up near Hormuz doing these short-haul shuttle runs—or sailing longer journeys around the Cape of Good Hope, pushing up costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
She found Georgia-based print shops to make pink “Senator My Boo” buttons and has been working with local Democratic activists and volunteers to distribute them at Ossoff’s rallies, including one he held Sunday in Athens.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The family later heard that Aster was being held in the infamous jail known as Karshelli in the heart of Asmara.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The last time UFC held an event at Crypto.com Arena was on Aug. 4, 2018, when T.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Frabwick held up a translucent paw, wriggling his claws.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
On the following Tuesday a meeting of the proprietors was holden, and Mr. Ballou was invited to take the pastoral charge by a unanimous vote.
From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Maturin Murray Ballou
But though so near, our eyes were holden that we could not see them, and we thought we should have to leave without even a sight of the Jungfrau.
From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
I have thee holden In what Scotia calls a "grup," All my fleeces now are golden, Full troy weight—for wool is up!
From The Coo-ee Reciter by Various
Coles had lost eighty thousand dollars by his speculation in the Snowden, for one half of which Kennedy was holden to him; but the bond had been effectually cancelled by the death of the principal.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Oliver Optic
This ancient market town, in which the petty sessions for the High Peak are holden, is situated on the western bank of the river Wye.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
The final insult came on the Chargers’ last possession when Alt drew a holding penalty while trying to stop pass rusher Maxx Crosby, resulting in a safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Thrive Eternal, a sports-focused holding company, struck its first deal earlier for a stake in Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Buffett has made his mark through "value investing" – a strategy focused on finding companies with solid fundamentals, buying them at fair prices, and holding them for decades.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
ETFs in this category typically replicate an autocallable-like payoff using swaps, rather than holding the notes directly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Ma dropped the radishes she was holding into the sink.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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