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verb

Definition of hold down

as in to limit

to set bounds or an upper limit for efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending

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Those levies outweigh California’s median-level property tax rate, held down by Proposition 13, the landmark law that limited them in 1978. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Profit is simply what remains after wages are held down, taxes are minimized, and costs are pushed onto workers, communities, and the environment. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Noun

These hold-down test-firings are typically one of the final milestones in a Starship launch campaign before SpaceX moves the rocket to the launch pad. — ArsTechnica, 19 June 2025 Then, 12 hold-down bolts fired and freed the Delta IV Heavy for its climb into space with a top-secret payload for the US government's spy satellite agency. — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hold down

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The strikes also aimed to limit Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The Bruins’ deeper bench outscored Arizona’s reserves 17-4 in the first half, the Wildcats’ production largely limited to Kharchenkov, who had 18 points.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of limit

Verb

The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Ukrainian authorities have not said how many residents were evacuated and have restricted details about their route to protect those who stayed behind and safeguard future humanitarian missions.

— Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of restrict

Noun

Arm does have solid demand from hyperscalers, particularly Muse, a portfolio holding of Meta Platforms .

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
At the suggestion by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the younger Gerning donated his holdings to the Duchy of Nassau; they were subsequently split up into three museums and then transferred to the city of Wiesbaden in 1900.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of holding

Verb

While many established Western hospitals face aging infrastructure and tightening budgets, emerging hubs risk deepening existing inequalities in access.

— Claudia Tanner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
If your budget has tightened, this might be a good reason to refinance.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of tighten

Noun

Rodriguez argued that elections chief Alina Garcia was biased because of her ties to the Republican Party and her son-in-law’s representation of Salazar.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Brin, along with his fellow Google co-founder Larry Page, was among the billionaires who started cutting ties with the state in anticipation of the possible tax.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of tie

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The original runway design featured tiny, sculptural antlers protruding from the collar, though these appear to have been removed for Jenner’s red-carpet outing.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
The Solebox x Timberland Premium 6-Inch Boot maintains all of the shoe’s classic components including its padded leather collar, double-sole design and metal hardware, but drapes the entire upper in a premium brown pony hair.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2026

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