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Recent Examples of pull through
Yet many retailers expect to pull through the 2025 holiday season with satisfactory, if modest, gains.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
In the hospital lobby, about 200 people – friends and family – kept vigil, praying Katy would pull through.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, at last, was the chance for the Broncos to pull through down the stretch and put away a quality team.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The Johnsons managed to pull through.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
In the hospital lobby, about 200 people – friends and family – kept vigil, praying Katy would pull through.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, at last, was the chance for the Broncos to pull through down the stretch and put away a quality team.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The Johnsons managed to pull through.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull through
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The exec is holding out hope for the format continuing to have a life at the network with original programming.—
Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The lack of medical options has worried a lot of infectious disease experts — but some are holding out hope.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Hernandez came around to score on grounders by Hyeseong Kim and Ohtani.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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On one side is the Southeastern Conference, which has held steady to the idea of not expanding past 16 teams though commissioner Greg Sankey teased that some might come around to 24 at meetings next week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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All three are held by Republicans, who are trying to hang on to their House majority in the midterm elections, when the party of the incumbent president has historically lost seats in the lower chamber.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Parents frame their baby’s footprints to hang on the wall or tuck into keepsake boxes.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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Martin began his major-league career at the beginning of the downfall of the Rick Hahn rebuild, then missed the 2023 season and most of 2024 recovering from Tommy John surgery, making last year his first full season as a starter.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The same goes for Clarke Schmidt, who is recovering from his own Tommy John surgery.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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The Charlotte University commit was staked to a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Coral Springs Charter (23-4) sent 10 batters to the plate, as the Panthers (23-4) jumped out early and held on late for the school’s sixth state championship with a 6-3 win over Eustis on Friday.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
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This includes the British A22 Churchill, which featured heavier armor intended to withstand fire from Germany’s infamous 88 mm Flak anti-tank guns.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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Founded in 2012, Cult Gaia has withstood more than a decade of shifting fashion cycles by consistently resisting convention.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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As rain bands continued moving across Central Florida, water systems in Orlo Vista began backing up from the ground level.—
Greg Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The exercise and environment were romantic; the conversation was good, and that continued for about three-quarters of the walk.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The body was discovered after someone saw feet sticking out of a blanket, the Daily News reported, citing police.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20through. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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