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upheld

[uhp-held]

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of uphold.



upheld

/ ʌˈɛ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of uphold

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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His conviction was later upheld and his sentence was sent for implementation later that year, it added.

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"We are confident we have upheld these principles throughout," a party spokesman added.

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The order, often referred to as the “Muslim ban” or the “travel ban,” was retooled amid legal challenges, until a version was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018.

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The Supreme Court upheld access to the drug for early pregnancies under previous FDA regulations last year, but it has remained a target of antiabortion conservatives.

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Another federal judge upheld that decision last Thursday, saying she would issue a longer-term hold that would allow international students to continue their studies at Harvard while the legal battle plays out.

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