Example Sentences

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The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled for a pair of green card holders who faced deportation to the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

"Ticket holders will be contacted directly by email over the next few days regarding refund arrangements."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“As this correction matures, the transfer of supply from long-term holders to newer hands at discounted prices remains a necessary part of the bottoming process,” says the firm in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Local retail savers have more than filled the gap, many of them novice equity holders increasingly buying through leveraged instruments.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Both terrified and incensed, the savage watchdog thundered around, tipping over another table and three more chairs—napkin holders bounced across the floor; a sugar bowl shattered.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols