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as in dug in
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as in held on
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The Heat nearly wasted a 15-point second-half lead, but held on in a contest that included 14 lead changes to improve to 2-7 over its last nine games.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
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Patrick Smith / Getty Images Meanwhile, had a Duke player simply held on to the ball, the Huskies would have been forced to foul because the Blue Devils were not in danger of a 10-second backcourt violation.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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The system was carried on a Great Northern train operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Leo has strongly carried on Francis’ legacy of ecological stewardship, and the environment is expected to be a topic of discussion.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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After one difficult game at the plate this spring, Freeland hung around Betts’ locker for at least 15 minutes, going through his swing and his thoughts at the plate while Betts watched and listened.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many people in the past have hung around Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion and one couple was accused of attempting to break in and steal from his New Mexico property, Zorro Ranch.—
Bruna Horvath,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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Drones fell near Dubai airport, injuring four people, while ships were hit in or near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 as Iran kept up its campaign disrupting oil markets and air and maritime traffic.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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In Iran, the US continued search-and-rescue operations for a crew member from an F-15E fighter jet shot down by Iran on Friday, as Tehran kept up attacks on Gulf Arab states and Israel.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Andrej Stojaković’s putback attempt rolled around the rim before coming to a dead stop on the back of the basket as everyone in the massive football stadium held their breath and waited for gravity to make a call.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the only star whose show wasn’t choreographed waited.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Peterson stuck around for another season before transferring to Ole Miss this past offseason.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Even as physicists came to understand these particles by developing a quantum field theory (QFT) — the standard language of particle physics, in which particles are ripples of energy in fields that permeate space-time — the string theory that emerged from Veneziano’s work stuck around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Then pulled me down a hall and past three large locked doors where four guards awaited.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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Eagerly awaited in the city, the first Italian property from Corinthia has opted for classic hospitality, emphasising comfort and discretion.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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