hold on to
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And law firms are eager to avoid situations where equity partners hold on to their positions while winding down their practice or taking less work, which can squeeze the finances of others down the ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“I don’t want to hold on to closed facilities,” Macomber said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Gasly was never going to hold on to the lead, and the Alpine's lack of pace after his stunning qualifying performance, aided by compromises elsewhere, soon began to tell.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Raising pine trees helped families hold on to land without more intensive farming and it helped propel forestry and related manufacturing into the rural South’s dominant industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I scrabble for something to hold on to as the door swings open, and I tumble out, a mountain of instrument cases cascading all around me.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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