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keeps

  • plural
    of keep.
    keep
    verb (used with object)
    to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own.
  • present tense form
    of keep (3rd person singular).
    keep
    verb (used with object)
    to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own.

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Investors everywhere should understand why the idea of canceling debt keeps cropping up and what it would mean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The NRL keeps growing and keeps getting better every year," Frayssinous added.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Stand-up has an objectivity to it, but if he keeps trying something that doesn’t work, eventually he admits defeat and moves on from it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the deposit she needs keeps rising faster than she can save.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

A boy eager for the approval of his father, who keeps a sketch pad in his rucksack and draws plants and landscapes by starlight.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse