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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alone held" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey the idea of something being solely or exclusively held, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The treasure was alone held by the ancient guardians, untouched for centuries."
Alternatives: "solely held" or "exclusively held".
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Bank of America alone held $136 billion of these loans as of the first quarter.
The Warsaw ghetto alone held more than half a million Jews.
At its peak, the Chevrolet division alone held nearly that much of the American market.
Mississippi alone held eighteen hundred prisoners in supermax — twelve per cent of its prisoners over all.
Problem was, the big audit firms alone held the cost data.
The Roald Dahl Museum alone held £4.63m of funds last year, according to the charity's accounts.
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The General Assembly alone holds the key.
Now, he alone holds the record.
Freddie Mac alone holds $600 billion in mortgages.
Saudi Arabia alone holds the bulk of all reserves.
Its natural-history museum alone holds 12m specimens.
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