kept

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Kept the ball ticking over in midfield and had the responsibility of being the only real main defensive midfielder.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

"Kept chipping away. Got some stops, made some shots and there it is."

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Appeared in the October 6, 2025, print edition as 'Starbucks Kept Cuts Under Wraps'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

“Nick was always so well prepared. Great player identification. Kept up with the play, all the fundamentals.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

“Thirty traps, that’s all it was. Kept me awful busy, though. Thought my arms was going to fall off the first few days. Then I got used to it.”

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick