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as in held on
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as in signed (up or on)
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He was held on $2 million bail for more than a month.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
2 June 2026 -
King of the Ring Tournament WWE unveiled the King and Queen of the Ring Tournament brackets after Clash in Italy was finished and the first match on the men’s side was held on Monday night.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Fifteen of us like-minded travelers kicked things off in Tbilisi, a capital city full of contrasts.—
Lori Rackl,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The adventure began at Roger Rowe School, where Cutter Clotfelter kicked things off with an enthusiastic introduction to the day ahead.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Koch left office in 1989, after losing his campaign for an unprecedented fourth term to David Dinkins, who ran on the promise of easing racial tensions.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Danny Strong revised the book to the musical, which originally ran on Broadway in 1988, with a score by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
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Some doctors employed wildly improbable cures when treating these pestilential tumors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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And if advanced technology is going to be a net negative for human jobs, governments will have to find ways to keep people gainfully employed … or otherwise compensated.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The hypnotic motifs and stylized figures in these collections lit a fuse for Nilsson and her peers, seeding a fascination with non-Western art that has continued throughout her career.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Mainstream management and economics continued down the inward path.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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As heir to the throne, Elizabeth ultimately took on a role she wasn't born for.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Remaining crew members then took on supplies and set course for the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, the ship’s operator Oceanwide Expeditions said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The ones that made the cut held up throughout a full day, were buildable, and worked on a variety of skin types.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
28 May 2026
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Bessent held up a draft of the Post's story while briefing White House reporters on Thursday.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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Moore retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump, a press release from his law firm said Monday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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The three were retained for another six years, but the justices called the period a stressful attack on the independence of the judiciary.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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“Kept (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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