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as in dug in
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as in held on
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The Heat nearly wasted a 15-point second-half lead, but held on in a contest that included 14 lead changes to improve to 2-7 over its last nine games.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
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Patrick Smith / Getty Images Meanwhile, had a Duke player simply held on to the ball, the Huskies would have been forced to foul because the Blue Devils were not in danger of a 10-second backcourt violation.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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The system was carried on a Great Northern train operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Leo has strongly carried on Francis’ legacy of ecological stewardship, and the environment is expected to be a topic of discussion.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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After one difficult game at the plate this spring, Freeland hung around Betts’ locker for at least 15 minutes, going through his swing and his thoughts at the plate while Betts watched and listened.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many people in the past have hung around Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion and one couple was accused of attempting to break in and steal from his New Mexico property, Zorro Ranch.—
Bruna Horvath,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The state kept up site marketing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Oregon kept up for a while with 9-of-11 shooting in the first quarter.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the morning, lines were long, but not as long as on other days this weekend, when passengers waited four or five hours just to get through security.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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More patient, the Reds waited until the bottom of the sixth to request a challenge, and proceeded to go a perfect 6 for 6 before the end of regulation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even as physicists came to understand these particles by developing a quantum field theory (QFT) — the standard language of particle physics, in which particles are ripples of energy in fields that permeate space-time — the string theory that emerged from Veneziano’s work stuck around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Bentley, who lives in Oak Cliff, stopped by for a post-screening Q&A at one of two showings and stuck around to introduce the film before the other.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The first had to shift to an Atlas V rocket in summer 2024 as Vulcan awaited certification.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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The world has long awaited what Gadd will do following the breakaway success of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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