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keep at bay

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of keep at bay in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of keep at bay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of keep at bay in a Sentence

  1. Lindsey Rodni-Nieman:

    My head is all over the place and I'm terrified. Bad thoughts are very strong and hard to keep at bay, but I'm trying to hold out hope, you know, that we'll find her, that she'll come home.

  2. Rajab Raphael:

    history repeats itself....but it is the past that we find joy in,for it is the good memories we try and remember,the bad we keep at bay,the future we do not know, the present is what we have control over....

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