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
Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Ramirez attempted to flee via car-jacking but was held down by an angry mob hell-bent on his capture.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 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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Verb
By using his $12.8 million contract, which is expiring next summer - the same as Schröder's - the Warriors found a replacement, who should be able to hold down the role of sixth man for the rest of the season.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Ramirez attempted to flee via car-jacking but was held down by an angry mob hell-bent on his capture.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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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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The provision limits criminal but not civil inflictions.William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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These attempts by insurers to restrict CRNAs' practice underscores the critical need for HHS to enforce the nondiscrimination provision and is why AANA continues its litigation in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to compel HHS to enforce the law.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, the U.S. has taken measures to restrict China’s access to key technologies, mainly chips like those designed by Nvidia, which are required to train more advanced AI models.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Corporate parent Comcast expects to split the bulk of its cable holdings from the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks and the Peacock streaming service over the next 12 months.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
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As far as the dominant media players, Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery ended the year down 14% and 7%, respectively, punished for their problematic linear TV holdings.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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At the red carpet rollout ceremony on Jan. 2, the comic wore a custom Off-White look featuring a boxy blazer jacket and wide fit smoking pants in a silver metallic fabric teamed with a plunging black bodysuit with cross collar details.Brittany Talarico, People.com, 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 16 Jan. 2025.
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