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as in held on
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as in signed (up or on)
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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Ultimately, Turcotte held on to the lead after a dominant first run.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Myles Sansted kicked the extra point in overtime as Montana State won its first national championship since 1984, beating Illinois State 35-34 on Monday night in the Football Championship Subdivision title game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The revival of the theater kicked into gear in 2022, when Delaney Enterprises acquired the property for $550,000 and secured a state historic tax credit of $728,818 to fund a $5 million restoration.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The original 4 Blocks ran for three seasons on Warner Bros Discovery’s German net TNT Series and ran on Prime Video internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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The two reprised their roles on the reboot Fuller House, which ran on Netflix from 2016 to 2020.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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This heightened focus is prompting enterprises to rethink where AI is developed, how data is stored and employed, which chips are used, and who controls the infrastructure.—
Costi Perricos,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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For comparison, hourly pay ranged from $350 to $650 for lawyers employed by Connecticut at the governor’s and attorney general’s offices.—
Josie Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2026
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Precious metals continued to reach new heights Monday, but in a rare phenomenon, silver is actually moving faster than gold.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As of Monday evening, police had not released details about a possible suspect and continued to canvass the area for information.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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After another easy basket from Dailey, Dent took on Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, stepped-back for a jumper, and benefitted from a shooter’s bounce.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Into the 21st century, Davis took on less film roles and more TV work.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Specifically, on average, silky sharks spent only about 47 percent of their time inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve, an area often held up as a global gold standard for marine protection.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The case was held up by top Department of Homeland Security officials as an example of the violence and threats immigration agents were facing from gang members and even international drug cartels.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The university subsequently retained the law firm Perkins Coie to conduct an independent investigation.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Data is collected deliberately, retained indefinitely, enriched with other datasets and analyzed by increasingly powerful AI systems.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Kept (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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