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The word 'Hold' is correct and commonly used in written English
It has multiple meanings and can be used in various contexts. Some examples include: 1. To have or keep something in one's grasp or possession, as in "Please hold my bag while I tie my shoelaces." 2. To support or bear the weight of something, as in "The shelf can only hold a certain amount of books." 3. To keep something in a particular position or place, as in "She held the flashlight steady while I fixed the car." 4. To restrain or keep something or someone from moving or acting, as in "The police officer had to hold back the protestors from entering the building." 5. To keep or reserve something for a particular person or purpose, as in "I will hold these seats for you until you arrive." 6. To delay or postpone something, as in "The meeting has been put on hold until next week." 7. In sports, to maintain a particular position or score, as in "The team managed to hold on to their lead until the end of the game." 8. In banking, to have or possess a specific amount of money, as in "I currently hold $500 in my savings account."
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But don't hold your breath.
Don't hold your breath.
"The British government is working with others in the world to bring peace to Gaza and we do now have a tentative ceasefire which we all hope will hold".
In a reference to Cameron's inner circle, she added: "I don't hold the fact that someone went to public school against them.
I don't hold [against them] the fact that they haven't had the breadth of experience that some of us who didn't go to public school have had.
"To hold it in a context where some basic fundamental rights are markedly absent, indeed, denied to the population, is to commit a travesty".
For Tsipras, the youngest leader to hold high office in modern times, what lies ahead is a litany of choices with potentially explosive effect.
Nick Clegg, who has been briefed by the prime minister on the speech, will reject Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum by 2017 on the grounds that it is wrong to commit Britain to such a specific timetable when there is uncertainty over whether negotiations will take place.
Food banks hold no terror for him any more.
The ground can only hold 11,700 people and it was widely expected work would begin to meet the need for rising ticket demand soon after their first promotion to the top flight.
So that the Nazis would not hold their real working group responsible, Piechowski and Bendera formed a fake group of four, recruiting another boy scout, Stanislaw Gustaw Jaster, and priest Józef Lempart for their "spectacular escape".
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