hold true

phrase

: to be valid
The same holds true for/in all similar situations.

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The lessons in this complex market hold true for executives managing similar environments across any industry. Terry Goertz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 And while Mora does not possess Messi’s preternatural ability, the stylistic similarities hold true. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 But why should Euler's polyhedron formula V − E + F = 2 always hold true for vertices, V, edges, E, and faces, F? Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026 The entitlement programs making up much of the budget were designed under 20th-century demographic expectations that no longer hold true. Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hold true

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“Hold true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20true. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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