hold true

idiom

: to be valid
The same holds true for/in all similar situations.

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That could also hold true for private equity firms and other asset managers, which have been forced to weather a tough period for deal-making. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024 That could also hold true for private equity firms and other asset managers, who have been forced to weather a tough period for deal-making. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024 In Election Betting Markets—One Week After First Presidential Debate Young voters are not a monolith, and not all attend college, but these trends appear to hold true among the subgroup of young voters who are currently in college. Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 But does that belief still hold true in today’s post-pandemic, geopolitically fragmented world? Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hold true 

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“Hold true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20true. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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