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as in keeping up
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as in holding on
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Three-quarters say incomes aren't keeping up with inflation.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
17 May 2026 -
The survey also found that more than three-quarters of respondents say their income is not keeping up with inflation.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Now, holding on to Paredes may prove to be a season-saving decision.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Older employees are holding on to roles for longer, delaying the upward movement that typically creates space for new entrants.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now, there’s a real mixture of guests hanging around the lobby and breakfast room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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And in another rarity for a horror movie, the film only dropped 11 percent between Saturday and Sunday, suggesting that this is a film capable of hanging around for a long time, including into a busy Memorial Day weekend.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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But life was carrying on, Diane said.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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While the theater seeks a new space, fellow indie theater Central Cinema is carrying on the screenings with 60 percent of its ticket sales going to Grand Illusion’s relocation fund.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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And across all networks, just six new shows bow in the fall — with most waiting for post-football homes.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 12th House of Reflection, illuminating private thoughts, old patterns, and instincts that have been waiting underneath the noise.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Something in him still thinks this world is worth sticking around for.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wheatley could be a breakout player on special teams though, even with former first-round pick Isaiah Simmons sticking around.—
Mike Kaye
April 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hanging on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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