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    I plan to research Quaker writing, and try to find it. Perhaps my
    friends in sociocracy can help find it also. Thanks for this link. <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/20/14 9:41 AM, JenniferHurley-HFA
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      <div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">If Google Scholar is
        any indication, the usage, at least in print, seems fairly
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        <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Jennifer Hurley</span>
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        On Oct 20, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Daniel Mezick <<a
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          This is extremely helpful, Jennifer! Thank you<br>
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            JenniferHurley-HFA wrote:<br>
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            <div>I have no idea about the earliest usage, but it's a
              phrase often used by Quakers. <br>
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                Since July 2011, I continue to wander, searching for the
                earliest known reference to the term "holding the
                space." Anybody know?<br>
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