as in to hold back
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However, as the umpires left Wrigley Field on the first-base side — through the Padres' dugout — several members of San Diego had to be held back after going crazy on the men in black.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Swift doesn’t hold back, both musically and in terms of her biting and obsessed-over lyrics.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor™ Survey is an ongoing research program that measures consumer attitudes and behaviors relating to apparel, shopping, fashion, sustainability, and more.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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How Social Ties Affect Biological Markers of Aging Participants provided blood and urine samples so that researchers could measure cellular aging, inflammation, and hormone levels tied to stress.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The project aims to curb the huge energy costs of traditional data centers and marks one of the world’s first commercial services of its kind.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The president has argued Canada had not done enough to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States, even though relatively little fentanyl crosses the northern border each year compared with the southern border.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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