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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To your first point, women are held to such to a higher moral standard, so to understand how a person has gotten to this place just does not seem in any way understandable.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Sunglasses won’t work in place of eclipse glasses or solar viewers, which are thousands of times darker and held to an international standard.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Buying bonds in the secondary market, at least 100 at a time, and holding to maturity will result in middlemen costs of more like $6 a year per $100,000 invested.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Chicago was held to 11 points in the first quarter before scoring 32 points in the second to pull within 45-43 at halftime.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Tosi was unexpectedly ready for the start of this season, but he was held to short outings most of the spring before ramping up down the stretch.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
If the referendum passes, a second vote would be held to officially make Iceland an EU member.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
The only detail held to an exacting standard is the choreography, thoroughly executed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
Clark was held to a season-low 6 points on 1-of-7 shooting, which was just the seventh time she’s been held to single digits in the WNBA.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Sunglasses won’t work in place of eclipse glasses or solar viewers, which are thousands of times darker and held to an international standard.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Buying bonds in the secondary market, at least 100 at a time, and holding to maturity will result in middlemen costs of more like $6 a year per $100,000 invested.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Chicago was held to 11 points in the first quarter before scoring 32 points in the second to pull within 45-43 at halftime.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Tosi was unexpectedly ready for the start of this season, but he was held to short outings most of the spring before ramping up down the stretch.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
If the referendum passes, a second vote would be held to officially make Iceland an EU member.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
The only detail held to an exacting standard is the choreography, thoroughly executed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
Clark was held to a season-low 6 points on 1-of-7 shooting, which was just the seventh time she’s been held to single digits in the WNBA.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“Hold to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20to. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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