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held back
Verb
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Sales, held back by supply chain headwinds for mechanical products in January and February, increased organically by 3%.—
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CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The program all but eliminates the capital expenditure barrier that has historically held back geothermal systems.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Bottled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottled%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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