keep at
Example Sentences
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Under 25-year-old rules, traders who borrowed money from their broker to make four or more day trades within five business days had to keep at least $25,000 in their margin accounts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
In effect: Set it and keep at it.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
"There's no career progression. I've almost kind of plateaued in the hope that I can keep at the job that I currently do."
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Ukraine has learned to safeguard this trade by using naval drones to keep at bay Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
I let myself feel the anger, the pain, the exhaustion, everything I had been trying to keep at bay.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
