hold sway in English

ule, continue to influence, endure, exist

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1. South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway.

2. Roman troops continued to hold sway over the region, subjecting the Jews to oppressive taxation, political manipulation, abuse, and exploitation.

3. Cisalpine Gaul The Italic and Gallic tribes to the north hold sway over the fertile Padus valley and block our land access to the north

4. If the Global Anglophone is a term that will indeed continue to hold sway in literary studies, it is worthwhile to consider whether, rather than displacing discussions of postcolonial or World Literature, it names something categorically distinct

5. ‘As young socialist youth activists, we all started out as anti-Brahmanists under Lohia’s influence, totally contemptuous of the cultural regime of idolatory, customs and rituals the Brahmans had established to hold sway over society over the centuries,’ said Nitish when asked about it.