hold it
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Like the corner of a building, the curators of a museum help hold it up and frame our experience of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Then, as the cool of autumn took hold, it was finally time for the great reveal: underneath an insulated protective cover was old snow.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
If this week’s lows hold, it will start the right side of a double bottom base that began with a bearish dark cloud cover candle on Feb. 3.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
"I'm trying to hold it back, I just want to get out of here," he joked.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
I swallow a breath and try to hold it behind my sternum as I gingerly tilt and try to put weight on the leg, but I can’t.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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