hold-downs

noun

plural of hold-down
as in fasteners

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  1. ties
  2. holdings
  3. collars
Noun
  • Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, also has said that candidates with criminal ties should be barred from running.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The daughter of Khaled Al Saif and Azza Al Sudairi, her mother is a scion of the Al Sudairi dynasty, which has ties to the Saudi Arabian royal family.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of ties
Noun
  • The gifts build on the museum’s existing holdings while creating connections with its library and garden.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Asia-Pacific is still a small share of Mubadala鈥檚 portfolio, making up 13% of its holdings, against 44% for North America.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of holdings
Noun
  • Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When a dog bolts into a canyon or vanishes under heavy tree cover, most tracking collars lose the signal.
    — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of collars
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