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"keeping still" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to indicate that someone is remaining in one place or position without movement. Example: "The children were having a competition to see who could hold the plank position for the longest time, with everyone else watching and keeping still."

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They are, for the most part, restless little fellows with a tough time keeping still.

The key to keeping still is to get comfortable – so remember to bring a cushion!

But my father kept calm, leaving the engine off and keeping still until the elephant had calmed down.

The same is true of Bredicot Court itself: if his family was there when he was shooting, they were inside keeping still.

'By keeping still and minding things' was her response when she was asked how she learned about the Bill of Rights.

In the clubhouse, most in the Yankees' bullpen gathered in front of the television sets, consciously keeping still, fearful of jinxing their teammates' comeback effort as it unfolded in the rain.

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B asks, keeping absolutely still.

The nurses had trouble keeping Brooks still in those machines.

He made, Lowry added, "unconventional choices, such as keeping characters still.

State record keeping is still problematic, particularly regarding immigrants and children in care.

There were more machines -- more contraptions keeping him still, keeping him waiting.

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