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as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to
continued to cling to the old ideas of child rearing long after they had gone out of fashion
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as in to grip
to have or keep in one's hands
clung to a pole in the subway car to keep from falling as it lurched along
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Like other European countries at the epicentre of the financial crisis Iceland was gripped by protests.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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When Karen Swift first went missing in 2011, the community of Dyersburg was gripped by a deep hunger for answers -- answers that could offer closure for them and justice for Karen.Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ditching the fake blood, the TV star wore a pretty pink prom dress and tiara while clutching a flower bouquet to recreate the chilling scene from the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name.Kate Hogan, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ball is no stranger to clutch moments and having to lift Charlotte to victory, and last night was no different.Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Try to get back to sleep faster than that, by clenching your eyes tightly shut and going back to sleep in a hurry.Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Try a gel or roller pen to minimize clenching and gripping.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 31 July 2024
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Yesterday, after the statue had been memed nearly to death for 24 hours, Wade defended it, and stood up for the sculptors.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defended his decision to end his paper's decades-long tradition of endorsing presidential candidates in an op-ed on Monday.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Seeing a comet holds magic For me there is little else that inspires such awe and wonder of the world -- and of life -- as celestial events.April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Most Milwaukee-area communities, including the city of Milwaukee, held trick-or-treat either this past Saturday or Sunday.Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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In New York, the nation’s largest TV market, the fall classic grabbed a 13.2/37 in the same measures — meaning that a far bigger proportion of L.A. TV viewers were tuned in to the game live than were Yankees fans in New York.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
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Indiana almost certainly wouldn’t have grabbed a victory without him.Tony East, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Gerda’s career is an exemplar of what happens when news organizations invest in local journalism, let reporters dig instead of writing clickbait and stand by them in the face of critics real and imagined.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Deutsche Bank ups target price to $232 from $225, raises earnings forecast 4% Analyst Lee Horowitz stood by his buy rating on Amazon, and his $232 price target implies more than 24% upside moving forward.Brian Evans, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Cling (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cling%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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