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Discover Ludwig"put a hold" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase typically means to delay or postpone something, so it can be used in a variety of contexts. For example, "We had to put a hold on the project until we could get more funding."
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"They put a hold on my transfer forms.
He put a hold on the confirmation, effectively blocking it.
The staggering price put a hold on that idea.
But, he said, "you can put a hold on" preparation.
In late July, he put a hold on cluster bombs sent to Israel.
But several senators have put a hold on his confirmation, saying that engagement is naïve.
On August 29th, a corrections officer told him, "ICE put a hold on you".
Worse, any single senator can put a "hold" on anything, indefinitely, for any reason.
Mr. Inhofe has not yet put a hold on Mr. McGurk's nomination, an aide said.
"Everything that's happening in Ukraine definitely put a hold on things.
"And I found out that Lott had put a hold on this person.
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