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• Pa works in England as a joiner and is gone for weeks at a time, while Ma tries to hold down the fort.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2021
• His team didn't exactly hold down the fort in his absence.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 28 Feb. 2023
• But first, the Mets are counting on their big-name newcomer to hold down the fort at shortstop for a while.
  — Mike Fitzpatrick, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
• Dougie Hamilton has been a great addition to this team’s back end while Jonathan Bernier has been able to hold down the fort in net.
  — Mary Clarke, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021
• When members of the street gang invade, Bishop has to hold down the fort with the help of two criminals and a secretary.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2022
• Monday night felt like more of the same — score a few, get the lead, and let Shesterkin, who has been stellar since he was chased from Game 4 against Pittsburgh in a 7-2 loss, hold down the fort.
  — New York Times, 30 May 2022
• Their son is turning four on the same day as Charles' coronation, so Meghan is staying home in California to hold down the fort.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 May 2023
• Practice squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton was promoted to try to hold down the fort.
  — Dave Campbell, ajc, 3 Aug. 2021
• Twitter fodder will have to hold down the fort until stage talk can return, which doesn’t excite Lussier nearly as much.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2021
• Hornsby helped hold down the fort while Jefferson later returned from the injury.
  — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Sep. 2021
• The Browns have gotten more than their money’s worth out of Keenum in terms of his mentorship of Mayfield and his ability to step in and hold down the fort if necessary.
  — cleveland, 9 May 2021
• Here’s what else will help: Brissett and Watson have a great relationship, and Brissett has always known that his role was to hold down the fort while Watson was out.
  — cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
• The most devastating part of this parting, however, is the decision to leave Connor and Willa behind to hold down the fort in the Balkans and do whatever that means.
  — Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2021

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