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Discover Ludwig"is held back" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used as a passive verb form to indicate that someone or something is being restrained or prevented from progressing or advancing in some way. Here is an example sentence: The company's growth is being held back by a lack of funding and resources.
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Productivity is held back by poor education and training.
Across Europe, business is held back by bureaucracy.
But Italy is held back by a leaden bureaucracy.
"Our whole country is held back by irresponsibility, wherever it is found," said Mr Miliband.
The country is held back in part by poorly designed websites.
By contrast, independent higher education in Slovenia is held back by gruelling bureaucratic obstacles.
Little is held back, and it's all a wonderfully immoderate read.
But her performance is held back some by the routine, listless conducting of Marco Armiliato.
The housing recovery is held back by broader economic sluggishness, analysts said.
Cameron is more popular than Miliband, but is held back by his party.
Gene research is held back by medical privacy rules and limited data sharing.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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