hang on
verb
hung on; hanging on; hangs on
1
: to keep hold : hold on to something
2
: to persist tenaciously
a cold that hung on all spring
3
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Brands that can hang on and leverage the breakneck speed at which Gen Z navigates platforms and tools have the opportunity to build affinity and engagement.
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Nohar Zmora, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
They were routinely dismissed; many who hung on had to work in the closet.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The latter can be hung on the back or side of the box to create a basin for use with the water canister spout.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
But believers hung on and were rewarded when the Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched bitcoin futures at the end of 2017, opening the door to new investors.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Nohar Zmora, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
They were routinely dismissed; many who hung on had to work in the closet.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The latter can be hung on the back or side of the box to create a basin for use with the water canister spout.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
But believers hung on and were rewarded when the Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched bitcoin futures at the end of 2017, opening the door to new investors.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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