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Definition of Holdovers
1. holdover [n] - See also: holdover
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Literary usage of Holdovers
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1. Manual of Fidelity Insurance and Corporate Suretyship: Descriptive of Surety by Henry Griffith Penniman (1911)
"Much confusion has been caused among agents and solicitors by the fact that surety
companies do not, as a rule, desire to issue bonds for " holdovers " in ..."
2. A Year Abroad: Or Sketches of Travel in Great Britain, France and Switzerland by Willard C. George (1852)
"The holdovers, to secure exorbitant pay for their services, ... The holdovers
performed another part in this drama of robbery ; they were the ..."
3. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"There were also heresies based on an individual's notions, or holdovers from past
... During the Renaissance, for instance, such holdovers derived from ..."
4. Proceedings [of The] ... Annual Meeting by National Civil Service League (1908)
"To illustrate, when General Superintendent of Police, I found the holdovers
inclined to make common cause and through their political connections to oppose ..."
5. Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide ...: Genealogies and by William Edgar Sackett, John James Scannell, Mary Eleanor Watson (1919)
"The democratic holdovers in the Senate of that year, claimed that a certificate
of election did not constitute a title to a seat in the Senate, but that, ..."
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