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To open a shell, hold it between your back teeth, gently crack it, take the seed, and spit out the shell.
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
What kind of business would hold it against their employee for being an artist in their spare time?
—Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Simply buy some bait, hold it over the water, and get ready for a heart-pounding moment as the massive silvery fish leap up to grab their snack — cue the giddy screams, laughter, and plenty of photos.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Inside the motel room, Williams wiped the gun down and forced the mom to hold it and put her hand on the trigger to get her fingerprints on the weapon, the mom told officers.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
What kind of business would hold it against their employee for being an artist in their spare time?
—Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Simply buy some bait, hold it over the water, and get ready for a heart-pounding moment as the massive silvery fish leap up to grab their snack — cue the giddy screams, laughter, and plenty of photos.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Inside the motel room, Williams wiped the gun down and forced the mom to hold it and put her hand on the trigger to get her fingerprints on the weapon, the mom told officers.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
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“Hold it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20it. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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