hold out on
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She also said she backs the mayor’s focus on improving public safety, but would hold out on supporting the bill itself until she read its text.
From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023
“The view is we need to lengthen the amount of time Taiwan can hold out on its own,” he added.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022
"Many of us are willing to hold out on this one."
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2013
The Soviet Union, therefore, had to hold out on its own against the Germans.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Shackleton knew—everyone knew—that they could not hold out on that desolate spot all winter.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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