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as in held on
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He's being held on a $150,000 bail.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026 -
The Angels held on for a 1-0 victory.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Here, the brothers were two Brooklyn boys speaking with hyperbolic Italian accents — details carried on to other adaptations, with the outlandish voicework eventually making its way into the games.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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The stars dapped up and carried on.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 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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And in the eighth, center fielder Andy Pages kept up his red-hot offensive start to the season with an RBI single into left field for insurance.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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And while home prices have gone up 300% since 1990, incomes have not kept up, only rising by roughly half that amount.—
Jo Ling Kent,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some waited for the blessing as others picnicked on the grass.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Bogey’s Image, ridden by Teddy Davies, appeared to win, only for a lengthy stewards’ inquiry to delay the result as spectators waited along the rails.—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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Gray had played parts of three seasons in the majors but had just 122 at-bats to his name and hadn’t stuck around in the big leagues for a sustained period of time.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Peterson stuck around for another season before transferring to Ole Miss this past offseason.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Observers anxiously awaited the comet's reappearance but saw nothing.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Cover images of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and other superstars are emblazoned in the memories of fans who eagerly awaited the title to arrive in the mail each week.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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