hold to
verb
held to; holding to; holds to
: to give firm assent to : adhere to strongly
holds to his promise
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That victim is likely to be trafficked again, the county officials said, and the human traffickers who trafficked her will not be held to account.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
An Angels offense that averaged eight runs over the past five games was held to six hits.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The Rockets, playing without Kevin Durant, shot 38% and were held to their fewest points since a 100-92 loss to the Lakers on March 16.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
The bank left rates unchanged at its last meeting in March, extending a hawkish hold to the second straight meeting, and effectively pushed out the prospect of rate cuts.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Dog weight Outdoor dog chains use the weight of a dog it’s meant to hold to relate to its strength.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Magyar has called for all of Orbán’s cronies in the government to resign and has committed to holding to account those who plundered Hungary.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
He was held to three points or fewer five times in KU’s last seven games.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The 2013 event was held to fund benefit work in Lebanon; that year, a twenty-five-year-old Pennsylvania man who worked for a fire-sprinkler business won Picasso’s 1914 drawing Man in the Opera Hat.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Apr. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
An Angels offense that averaged eight runs over the past five games was held to six hits.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The Rockets, playing without Kevin Durant, shot 38% and were held to their fewest points since a 100-92 loss to the Lakers on March 16.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
The bank left rates unchanged at its last meeting in March, extending a hawkish hold to the second straight meeting, and effectively pushed out the prospect of rate cuts.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Dog weight Outdoor dog chains use the weight of a dog it’s meant to hold to relate to its strength.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Magyar has called for all of Orbán’s cronies in the government to resign and has committed to holding to account those who plundered Hungary.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
He was held to three points or fewer five times in KU’s last seven games.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The 2013 event was held to fund benefit work in Lebanon; that year, a twenty-five-year-old Pennsylvania man who worked for a fire-sprinkler business won Picasso’s 1914 drawing Man in the Opera Hat.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Hold to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20to. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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