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
In addition to its Hollywood campus, Paramount’s holdings include prominent buildings in New York such as the Ed Sullivan Theater and CBS Broadcast Center.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
While Intuitive Surgical’s sales to Fortinet have scaled back its holdings in Sunnyvale, the maker of a cutting-edge surgical robot has created a huge campus at the corner of Kifer Road and Commercial Street.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
For investors thinking about selling, gifting or restructuring their physical gold holdings, understanding the tax implications is essential.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Because of Fertitta’s club ownership, Caesars will likely cease Rockets bets across its holdings if it is sold to Fertitta Entertainment—a notable loss of a competitive NBA team from its online and land-based sportsbook menus.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
No court decision will pry loose any of those holdings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Berkshire ended 2025 with more than $370 billion in cash and Treasury holdings.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
BondIt, its sister company Buffalo 8 – home to a library of over 400 film and TV titles and more than 1,000 music scores and soundtracks – and MEP’s distribution affiliate West Side Pictures, whose holdings run to approximately 10,000 film and television titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
While Intuitive Surgical’s sales to Fortinet have scaled back its holdings in Sunnyvale, the maker of a cutting-edge surgical robot has created a huge campus at the corner of Kifer Road and Commercial Street.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
For investors thinking about selling, gifting or restructuring their physical gold holdings, understanding the tax implications is essential.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Because of Fertitta’s club ownership, Caesars will likely cease Rockets bets across its holdings if it is sold to Fertitta Entertainment—a notable loss of a competitive NBA team from its online and land-based sportsbook menus.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
No court decision will pry loose any of those holdings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Berkshire ended 2025 with more than $370 billion in cash and Treasury holdings.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
BondIt, its sister company Buffalo 8 – home to a library of over 400 film and TV titles and more than 1,000 music scores and soundtracks – and MEP’s distribution affiliate West Side Pictures, whose holdings run to approximately 10,000 film and television titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
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Jalloh’s lengthy criminal history includes more than 30 arrests for charges of rape, assault, drug possession, property destruction, identity theft, trespassing, firing a weapon, grand larceny, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and pickpocketing.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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After two decades of grinding — and in possession of generational wealth — Blackburn attempted retirement.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The program has moved very few clients into permanent housing, while producing significant displacement and destruction of unhoused people’s belongings — the very belongings that many depend on for survival.—
Caleb W Crowder,
Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Another court hearing is scheduled for March 12, to further discuss when residents can get their belongings.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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As a result, Chandra is good for a lot of things, but its limitations matter when considering those big questions above.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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When our hour was nearly over, a Rikers representative ordered us to wind things down.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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The grand opening Tuesday of the center on the library’s ground floor was a showcase of AI tools and demonstrations from San Jose State students, city departments and partners like LEGO Education, with fun stuff like robots on display.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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This is once-in-a-lifetime stuff.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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