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as in keeping up
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as in holding on
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Grid bottlenecks hamper Indian renewables growth India’s energy grid isn’t keeping up with a surge in clean power.—
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Plus, keeping up with maintenance is the best way to preserve your investment.—
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Also, Southern California visits Nebraska with both sides holding on for dear life.—
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Record levels of burnout — a seven-year high, with 61% of employees reporting at least moderate burnout — suggest many are simply holding on.—
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Dodgers keep ‘hanging around the backboard’ Waiting out the market is a familiar playbook for the Dodgers and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.—
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The more water that's hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry.—
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The notebook includes not just copies of letters in the Watkins papers but Virginia’s meticulous record of her fact-checking and her correspondence with Polly about the book’s success, spin-offs, sequels, and other projects carrying on to Polly’s death in 1962.—
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Since the Palisades Fire, Bass's opponents have criticized her for carrying on with a diplomatic trip to Ghana despite the National Weather Service issuing fire weather advisories.—
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People in some states have reported receiving their full benefits for November, while others could be waiting until at least next week.—
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Many of our favorite online brands aren’t waiting until Thanksgiving week to roll out their biggest savings — and that’s good news for anyone ready to shop early.—
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Senators were scheduled to have a recess next week, but many have advocated for sticking around through the weekend and into next week to resolve the crisis.—
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Regardless, Hill was a part of the solution, not the problem in 2025 and will be sticking around into 2026.—
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“Hanging on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20on. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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