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abeyance

[uh-bay-uhns] / əˈbeɪ əns /


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"India's decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance remains in force."

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The border is shut, trade is suspended, cricket ties remain severed and the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The chief worry for White is that until 2020 most supply shocks were positive and disinflationary, as globalization and efficient supply chains kept prices in abeyance.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

Those funds were held in abeyance, but Pechman now wants the state to pay $100 million of those fines.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023

Unfortunately, he died suddenly in 1916, at least partly exhausted by his quest and the search fell into abeyance while Lowell’s heirs squabbled over his estate.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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