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hold-downs

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plural of hold-down

as in fasteners

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Leong, who has deep ties to Malaysian-Chinese culture, drew on his own family’s traditions to shape the story.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2026

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The danger of a concentrated portfolio is that steep losses could prompt investors to panic, sell their holdings and retreat to cash, potentially missing a subsequent recovery .

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
These firms charge fees based on the value of their holdings, adding a financial incentive to keep the marks higher to avoid public scrutiny.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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For four weeks, the humans wore the devices on their wrists while the dogs, all huskies and malamutes with no health problems, wore them on their collars.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
If funding allows, in future years Spasojevic would also like to put GPS collars on wild donkeys to better understand their movements and how certain seasonal or weather patterns increase their likelihood of wandering into urban areas.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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