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While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.

From National Geographic Jan. 18, 2024

Oxfam said it understood workers' frustrations, but that its reserves had fallen, and it needed to keep back funds to weather financial shocks.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2023

But I didn’t understand that was useful to keep back then.

From New York Times May 24, 2023

As harsh as it sounds, there are certain places where it will not make sense to spend lots of money trying to keep back the tides.

From Washington Post Sep. 18, 2022

And when Christopher moved to stoke the fire, he took a sharp breath—but he did not warn his son to keep back from the flames.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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