hold it
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“Let it out, shiyáázh. It doesn’t do any good to hold it in.”
From Literature
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I stare at the minutes ticking by on the screen, the call still in progress, but when I hold it up to my ear there’s only static.
From Literature
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I hold it, rubbing it to calm it down.
From Literature
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The bunker was strong enough to withstand that, so it can hold it within and collapse upon itself.
From Los Angeles Times
Another thought creeps into my mind, so overwhelming I can barely hold it.
From Literature
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