She is the holder of an honorary degree.
the holder of a world record
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On Sunday, Noem doubled down on false generalizations that Venezuelan TPS holders are in large part criminals from the notorious gang known as Tren de Aragua, or TDA.—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025 Another is to get a label holder designed to sit behind or under the printer, depending on the design.—PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2025 The Hatches met longtime Padres season ticket holder Stacie Bresler-Reinstein of San Diego.—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025 His main legislative achievement came in his first year with the passage of an enormous tax cut that was popular among Republicans generally but that greatly benefited high-income earners and holders of wealth.—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for holder
: one that holds or occupies the property of another by agreement and especially under a lease
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: a person who under the Uniform Commercial Code is in possession of a negotiable instrument that names and is made payable to the possessor or that is payable to bearer
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: a person under the Uniform Commercial Code in possession of goods named in a document of title if the goods are deliverable to bearer or to the order of the possessor
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in the civil law of Louisiana: an individual (as a trustee or debtor) or legal or commercial entity that under the Civil Code's provisions for disposition of unclaimed property is in possession of property belonging to another
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