hold it
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Can I buy SpaceX or OpenAI or Anthropic stock, hold it for years or decades on end, and beat the market?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Traditional direct air capture systems typically rely on heat and negative pressure to release captured CO2 from the materials that hold it.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Petitioners said it would be “unsettling to students and families” to hold it at the school stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Ofcom says it will monitor the company's compliance with its new licence conditions and hold it to account.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“You’re never going to forgive me, are you? I made one mistake, and now you’re gonna hold it against me for the rest of my life?!”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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