hold true
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A 2025 Brookings Institution analysis of six of them found that the problematic enrollment patterns prevalent in North Carolina and Arizona hold true for state programs in general.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Families, companies and society adjusted to childcare needs, and the same must hold true for eldercare now — or the consequences will be costly.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
But in the case of Opalite, the video was uploaded to YouTube after 48 hours, so the same may hold true with Elizabeth Taylor.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
While these principles hold true in everyday situations, problems arise when scientists try to apply them to extremely small systems governed by quantum physics.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
If she said it over and over, she wondered if the words would become a spell that would hold true even after he went home.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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