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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Energy couldn’t hang on to its gains at the start of the session, despite oil prices up more than 1% Tuesday.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
The beardie − as they're affectionately called − will just hang on and stay with their human, Goss said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
The tale that Susan Smith, then 23, told about the events of Oct. 25, 1994, sparked an intensive investigation and had the whole country hanging on her pleas.
—Sean Keane, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
If that doesn’t work, try burning them back after a long cast and hang on.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
The beardie − as they're affectionately called − will just hang on and stay with their human, Goss said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
The tale that Susan Smith, then 23, told about the events of Oct. 25, 1994, sparked an intensive investigation and had the whole country hanging on her pleas.
—Sean Keane, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
If that doesn’t work, try burning them back after a long cast and hang on.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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