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'Kungliga Biblioteket' or 'Royal Library' in Swedish - holding material that directly challenges the work of ECPAT - an international charity working against the exploitation of children, and whose patron is Queen Silvia.

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  1. noun Land rented or leased from another.
  2. noun Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks. Often used in the plural.
  3. noun The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.
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  • From the beginning the holding was his, not Nicholaa's; the servants belonged to him, not her… and after a time she'd finally conceded. —  Garwood, Julie - The Prize
  • "What did you do today I went home But you told me your holding is a long way from here I rode hard," he said. —  Garwood, Julie - Ransom
  • It was a black, moonless night, but the holding was as bright as the king's palace, for torches blazed orange red along the top of the parapets and the walkways, and from the distance the fires looked like the eyes of demons staring out at them. —  Garwood, Julie - Ransom
  • Thus his holding was almost a quasi consulate for the world of his birth. —  Norton, Andre - Uncharted Stars (v1.0) (html).html
  • “Excuse me,” he said in French, holding the frog in the palm of his hand. —  Asimov'sSF,October-November2007
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  1. from Middle English holdinge, haldinge; verbal noun of hold, v.
 

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