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: conformity
in keeping with good taste
out of keeping with the decor
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Examples of keeping in a Sentence
put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation
my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping
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The investigation into Walker began after someone flagged concerns in October 2024 about improper record-keeping to the parent organization, authorities said.
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Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 17 June 2026
Ahead of Wednesday's rate decision announcement, respondents to CNBC's Fed Survey see the Fed keeping rates unchanged through 2027, though most do think the Fed will remove the easing bias that has signaled its next move could be a cut.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 June 2026
That meant its drivers could keep pushing on, although the late strategy split between the two cars, with the No 8 keeping on the same set of tires for a long time approaching the final hour, meant Buemi got caught in the battle with Frijns.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Michigan's busiest tornado season since record-keeping began in the 1950s was 1974, when 39 tornadoes were reported.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 17 June 2026
Ahead of Wednesday's rate decision announcement, respondents to CNBC's Fed Survey see the Fed keeping rates unchanged through 2027, though most do think the Fed will remove the easing bias that has signaled its next move could be a cut.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 June 2026
That meant its drivers could keep pushing on, although the late strategy split between the two cars, with the No 8 keeping on the same set of tires for a long time approaching the final hour, meant Buemi got caught in the battle with Frijns.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Michigan's busiest tornado season since record-keeping began in the 1950s was 1974, when 39 tornadoes were reported.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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“Keeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keeping. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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