keep off
Example Sentences
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Since 2020, those Send debts have been kept off local authority books by a "statutory override" – which had been extended to 2027-28.
From BBC
It hit the number one spot in its first week in Japan and the USA, and was only kept off the top in the UK by Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.
From BBC
The song debuted at number two on the US Billboard 100 chart, and Drake expressed frustration at being kept off the top spot by Alex Warren's hit Ordinary.
From BBC
"Despite this record expenditure - which importantly is being artificially kept off local authority balance sheets - we recognise that there is widespread dissatisfaction with the system," he said.
From BBC
However, the patient later died and a separate investigation was launched, as a result of which Miss Thorpe was kept off work for a total of two years.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
