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as in dug in
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as in held on
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But Takaichi has considered the Second World War a war of survival and of self-defense, which is a view that’s held on the Japanese right wing.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Demna’s debut show at Gucci for the Fall/Winter 2026 season will be held on February 27.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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His children and grandchildren have carried on that legacy ever since.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The West Africa branch, for instance, has carried on as usual.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Use Sticky Traps Sheets or strips of sticky paper hung around your plants will trap any insects that come to visit.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mohammadi still kept up her activism with public protests and international media appearances, including even demonstrating at one point in front of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, where she had been held.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Our cousins just over the border in Wisconsin kept up a steady stream of taunts, trash-talking the Bears and causing us all a lot of anxiety as the minutes ticked by.—
Erendira Rendon,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The event was put on hold for several minutes as medical professionals tended to Vonn and waited for a helicopter to carry her off the mountain.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Greene, her son, and her parents joined hundreds of others and waited two hours for the monks to pass by.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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Iger, of course, stuck around as executive chairman, taking a hands-on role with the company’s creative output.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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First movie did great, second movie did OK, but the longer it was stuck around in the DVD player, the more people watched it, the more people loved it.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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There are veterans like Delroy Lindo and Amy Madigan, who have long-awaited for recognitions throughout their careers.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Under a decadent caviar beurre blanc, a bounty of scallops awaited.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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