hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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During the Milken Institute Asia Summit held in Singapore, experts warned that retail inflows could distort pricing, erode returns and destabilize fund structures designed for long-term investments or patient capital.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Board meetings were also being held in secret, violating state law.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Records show he’s being held in the Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center, in Pennsylvania.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Typically, when the government goes after someone for overstaying a visa, they are rarely arrested, let alone held in prolonged detention, said Adam Cox, a professor of immigration law at New York University.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Board meetings were also being held in secret, violating state law.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Records show he’s being held in the Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center, in Pennsylvania.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Typically, when the government goes after someone for overstaying a visa, they are rarely arrested, let alone held in prolonged detention, said Adam Cox, a professor of immigration law at New York University.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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