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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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Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo was held out of the race, leaving a wide-open field of 14 horses to contest the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, which was held at Laurel Park this year because Pimlico in Baltimore is being rebuilt.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The brand notoriously does not participate in Black Friday, so don’t make the mistake of holding out for steeper deals.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Such opportunities come around only so often, with this draft unique in terms of its top-tier talent.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Marcus Semien is starting to come around at the plate as well, Tyrone Taylor had a few hits off the bench and as a starter, and Mark Vientos drove in eight runs in nine games.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 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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Bespoke commissions by artists Jo Dumpleton and Mary West hang on either side of the room, bringing together the colors across every surface in the space.—
Bridget Mills-Powell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
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The economy recovered by the late 1990s, with the military reinvesting its profits into the country to support hospitals, education and government food rations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Rudy Giuliani, 81, is recovering from a severe case of viral pneumonia that led him into a coma in early May.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Following the arrest, Vargas was held on a $25,000 bond and was arraigned in Rockville Superior Court.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The visitors then held on to that lead over the final two Braves at-bats to take the middle game of a three-game series at Truist Park.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
17 May 2026
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Europe's insurers are required to hold enough capital to withstand a once-in-200-years event.—
John Berlau,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Once the two halves are equipped and welded together, vacuum pumps will remove the air to create an environment similar to outer space, providing the structural support necessary to withstand external air pressure.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Uthmeier and his team must continue their fight in this pivotal case to protect preborn children.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The similarities continued in the third period when Quinn scored the Sabres’ sixth goal on a power play, just as Demidov did in Game 5.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The restaurant will be launching lunch eventually—with, naturally, Sunday roasts, a pub trapping as proper and totemic as malt vinegar and newsprint, or pastry with a piscine head sticking out.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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And although the new addition containing the guest rooms sticks out quite a bit, the original brick structures have been carefully preserved.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20through. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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