as in possession
transportable items that one owns
the museum's holdings of ancient manuscripts are among the rarest in the world
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Recent Examples of holdings
Financial professionals typically recommend thinking about silver as a percentage of your portfolio rather than a specific number of ounces, with silver generally representing a small portion of an investor's overall holdings.
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Ives manages Wedbush's AI Revolution ETF, with the fund's top holdings including Micron, TSMC, ADM and Nvidia.
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Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
On Tuesday, investors unloaded at least some of their holdings in these stocks.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
However, the bankers and the insiders who get to buy shares at the low price and retain the right to sell some amount of their holdings immediately have a different goal.
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Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
All of which made the scale of Soloviev’s holdings a concern.
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Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
In 2006, Adebayo founded Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) — an investment firm that grew into one of the world's largest infrastructure investors, with holdings across the energy, transportation, digital infrastructure and waste management sectors.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Domaine Louis Latour’s vineyard holdings cover more than 100 acres and include one of the largest collections of Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy.
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Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Still, Musk is the first person to have a net worth above a trillion (though, to be clear, most of that money remains in his stock holdings).
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Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Ives manages Wedbush's AI Revolution ETF, with the fund's top holdings including Micron, TSMC, ADM and Nvidia.
—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
On Tuesday, investors unloaded at least some of their holdings in these stocks.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
However, the bankers and the insiders who get to buy shares at the low price and retain the right to sell some amount of their holdings immediately have a different goal.
—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
All of which made the scale of Soloviev’s holdings a concern.
—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
In 2006, Adebayo founded Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) — an investment firm that grew into one of the world's largest infrastructure investors, with holdings across the energy, transportation, digital infrastructure and waste management sectors.
—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Domaine Louis Latour’s vineyard holdings cover more than 100 acres and include one of the largest collections of Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy.
—
Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Still, Musk is the first person to have a net worth above a trillion (though, to be clear, most of that money remains in his stock holdings).
—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
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Amid the fallout, Honarkar lost possession of most of his properties, including the historic Hotel Laguna, where a public scuffle had broken out in 2023 between his security team and guards working for the partner who wrested control of the landmark.
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Belgium dominated possession in the first 60 minutes, but Iran still had a strong counterattack that was repeatedly thwarted by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who matched Beiranvand's results, if not his theatricality.
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Safely store your phone, wallet, keys, passport, and other belongings in the two zippered pockets.
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The victim, according to police, was robbed of his belongings and forced to walk to the other side of the parking lot.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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Will Smith traversed the globe for 100 days and did a whole bunch of adventure-quest stuff on the Disney Plus/National Geographic series Pole to Pole With Will Smith.
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And the longer-term stuff that even those close to him might not have recognized.
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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