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For a short while this morning, European leaders will have held their breath, waiting to see if their efforts had borne fruit or been cast aside.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

If they emotionally batter themselves over "failing" and decide to give up altogether, they will have made a terrible mistake — and will have held themselves to an unrealistically high standard.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2023

By that point, Cabinet officials will have held 35 events in 23 states, according to the White House.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Califf will have held one-on-one meetings with 49 senators by the end of this week, according to the official, an extremely aggressive outreach effort for an FDA nominee.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

In that case, France will have held possession of New Orleans during the interval of a peace, long or short, at the end of which it will be wrested from her.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson