hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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This was offset by interest income on securities held in the Trust Account of $108,520 and a change in fair value of the convertible note of $66,021.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
He is being held in lieu of $325,000 bail but has not been charged yet.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
At Zhuhai, its chief commercial officer, Martyn Holmes, noted that China’s President Xi Jinping would visit Brazil for the G20 summit that will be held in that country this month.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Bursey, who is being held in the Ramsey County jail, is scheduled to make his first court appearance in the case on Thursday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
He is being held in lieu of $325,000 bail but has not been charged yet.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
At Zhuhai, its chief commercial officer, Martyn Holmes, noted that China’s President Xi Jinping would visit Brazil for the G20 summit that will be held in that country this month.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Bursey, who is being held in the Ramsey County jail, is scheduled to make his first court appearance in the case on Thursday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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