as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending
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Recent Examples of hold down
Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Cohen was holding down the fort leading Anthony Anderson and his mother, Mama Doris in a game called the Mom-ly Wed Game.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
If the hold-down clamp is not tightened properly, the battery could move, allowing the positive terminal to contact the clamp and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire, the company said.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
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Video of the incident showed Penny held Neely in a headlock position for several minutes as another passenger pinned Neely’s arms and a third held down his shoulder.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Cohen was holding down the fort leading Anthony Anderson and his mother, Mama Doris in a game called the Mom-ly Wed Game.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
SpaceX tested the water deluge system several times since April, including on a pair of hold-down engine tests with the Super Heavy booster in August.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
If the hold-down clamp is not tightened properly, the battery could move, allowing the positive terminal to contact the clamp and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire, the company said.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
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Losing the ByteDance algorithm through a sale of TikTok would limit the app's ability to serve its users.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Christian Watson being out also limits the pass-catching corps quite a bit.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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Wiles — who's intent on imposing structure while carefully avoiding restricting Trump — is populating the White House with fewer people.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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More recently, the House Freedom Caucus has floated a proposal to offset the cost of raising the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions for individuals and families by restricting state and local tax deductions for corporations.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Aggression is her preferred policy so there won’t be any holding back from either side of the net once the two step across the white line.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The company’s largest holding is Dotdash Meredith, publisher of People, Southern Living and other outlets once controlled by Time Inc..Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Putin has steadily tightened his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the two leaders signing a defense pact when the Russian leader paid a visit to North Korea in June.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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For the past four years, the Biden administration has tightened relations with allies but neglected diplomacy where it was most needed, with Russia and China.Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Frangieh is a member of the Lebanese Christian political family who shares close ties with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Frangieh having openly backed him in 2011.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Musk’s views on regulatory power have taken on new significance in light of his close ties to President-elect Donald Trump and his role in a new effort to slash rules in the name of improving efficiency.Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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The older man grabs Rivas by the collar and stabs him in the chest and stomach before both fall to the ground.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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After calling the police, Olivia Gardner, Rags’ owner, went to check an Apple Air Tag for the dog’s last location but only found the collar with the device was removed, the news outlet reported.Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Hold down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20down. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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