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as in to hold on
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The two years before that, many businesses struggled, and most failed, to hang on.
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Alexandria Sands, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
The seventh floor of The Times’ headquarters in El Segundo, near Los Angeles International Airport, swayed as lights flickered and televisions that hang on walls swayed.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Restaurant chains from McDonald’s to P.F. Chang’s are dangling promotions to hang on to frugal customers.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024
Behind them, dozens of drawings done by Kotb's daughters could be seen hanging on their back door.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
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Alexandria Sands, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
The seventh floor of The Times’ headquarters in El Segundo, near Los Angeles International Airport, swayed as lights flickered and televisions that hang on walls swayed.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Restaurant chains from McDonald’s to P.F. Chang’s are dangling promotions to hang on to frugal customers.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024
Behind them, dozens of drawings done by Kotb's daughters could be seen hanging on their back door.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20on. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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