keep under
Britishverb
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to remain or cause to remain below (a surface)
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(tr, adverb) to cause to remain unconscious
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(tr, adverb) to hold in submission
Example Sentences
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Last month, the Commission found that Meta's Instagram and Facebook had breached the act for failing to keep under 13s off their platforms.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
She had been reading studies and articles that showed psychedelic patients revealing truths they wanted to keep under wraps.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2024
The number of players an organization must keep under contract starting in 2024 will be 165 during the season and 175 during the offseason, down from the current 190 in season and 180.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
All that’s missing in restoring floodplains is the will, and enough money to buy land, usually farmland that has become too costly to keep under cultivation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
It’s like watching someone go through the box of private stuff that I keep under my bed.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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