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Whether that will hold true for American higher education, still the most respected in the world, remains to be seen.
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Richard K. Vedder, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
The complaint that the Grammys are disrespectfully stingy with which awards get shown during the main event — this was the sticking point in a hip-hop artist boycott in 1989 — will probably hold true of achievements in dozens of genres tucked away in the pre-show.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
But the same doesn’t seem to hold true for Brooklyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2026
Though Saturday’s Mavericks game against the Lakers was not affected, the same did not hold true for the second game of the Mavs’ scheduled back-to-back.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Richard K. Vedder, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
The complaint that the Grammys are disrespectfully stingy with which awards get shown during the main event — this was the sticking point in a hip-hop artist boycott in 1989 — will probably hold true of achievements in dozens of genres tucked away in the pre-show.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
But the same doesn’t seem to hold true for Brooklyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2026
Though Saturday’s Mavericks game against the Lakers was not affected, the same did not hold true for the second game of the Mavs’ scheduled back-to-back.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Hold true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20true. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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