as in to hold back
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Past Presidents held back on attacking Iran for fear of damaging America’s legitimacy or its interests, broadly construed.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2026 -
But no country has been more critical of WADA than the United States, which has floated the idea of holding back dues since 2020 and finally followed through two years ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Bill Cooke, who leads NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, told NBC News at the time that the fireball and sonic booms were likely caused by a small, 7-ton asteroid measuring around 6 feet across.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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The telescope will be used to observe the radio sky at frequencies below 50 MHz and will measure the low-frequency foreground of the universe.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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In California, the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act set requirements for local agencies to curb overpumping and stabilize aquifer levels by 2040.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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BridgeDetroit reviewed 344 pollution control tax exemption certificates that manufacturers applied for since 2015 and analyzed exemptions for nearly $9 billion of equipment and property meant to curb pollution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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