as in to hold back
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The market is being held back by Iran and tariff uncertainties.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 June 2026 -
There was no holding back on the project’s ambition.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Much of Disney’s in-house tech has been integral as advertisers look for specifics to target viewers and measures outcomes.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Some very important applications The findings could prove especially important for attosecond science, a field focused on observing electron dynamics over timescales measured in billionths of a billionth of a second.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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That same year, France also proposed an EU-wide minimum airfare price to curb ultra-cheap flights.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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His timing was perfect, because groups of parents had recently begun organizing to pressure their schools to curb screen time.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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