hold true

idiom

: to be valid
The same holds true for/in all similar situations.

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If the casting reports hold true, Dickinson will play Lennon alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 If the brackets hold true, LCC (14-15) will play Carlsbad, another league opponent, in Saturday’s quarterfinals. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 While the study focuses on children, the same principles hold true for adults whose purchasing choices are shaped by emotional connections to a story. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 And while ants improved their cognitive performance when acting collectively as a group, the same did not hold true for humans. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hold true

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“Hold true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20true. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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