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- noun Plural form of
holdover .
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Examples
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, the point man on the economy, relied on holdovers from the Bush administration to shape Obama's policies, and botched his debut so badly that he helped send markets off a cliff.
Sunday Reading 2009
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Many of the same players, including infielders Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Atkins and Clint Barmes as well as outfielder Brad Hawpe are holdovers from the 2007 club.
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Yes, and now we have the "man of system" and several holdovers from the Clinton Era running things, along with the UAW.
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Bennett is figuring out who among the holdovers from the Dave Leitao era is worth keeping around.
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But why were some holdovers from the Ugliest Car list?
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Yet certain holdovers such as the prohibition against same sex marriage remain on the books.
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This is what happens when you dont purge your administration of holdovers from the prior (W) administration.
Secret Service acknowledges failure in state dinner snafu 2009
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This is what happens when you dont purge your administration of holdovers from the prior (W) administration.
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Bennett is figuring out who among the holdovers from the Dave Leitao era is worth keeping around.
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But why were some holdovers from the Ugliest Car list?
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