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Hewson said this status, and the wealth of his other numerous firms, means while Musk does not receive a salary for his work at Tesla, "he can certainly bide his time".

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

There's a limit on how long Iran can bide its time, however.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

“More than anything, these people know how to bide their time and resist,” said Zair Mundaray, a former Venezuelan prosecutor who fled the country in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

She said the lieutenant governor’s role is typically a sleepy perch for politicians as they bide their time to run for higher office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

Riverrun sat athwart the Lannister supply lines, Jason Mallister pointed out; let them bide their time, denying Lord Tywin fresh levies and provisions while they strengthened their defenses and rested their weary troops.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Henry bides his time, watching other subjects closely before befriending Eleven.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

But if the host cell is lucky, maybe the virus simply settles into this cozy outpost—either going dormant or back-engineering its little genome into the host’s genome—and bides its time.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 14, 2021

He bides his time, hoping his health improves, hoping his pay resumes, hoping his own children escape his fate.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2020

A rocker bides his time and offers his mountain retreat for lease while waiting for a buyer, a guitarist finds a home that hooks him, and a songwriter puts pen to sales contract in Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2020

You think you have hidden it, but it bides its time and comes up later, causing a lot of trouble.

From The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories by Algernon Blackwood

For two-thirds of Sunday’s Long Beach Grand Prix, Alex Palou bided his time … waiting for the one break he needed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

Executives bided their time behind stanchions in a fully-occupied and grey-carpeted room with bright overhead lighting in the Congress Center, the event hub for the annual confab in Davos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Newby toned it down and bided his time.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

Having bided his time, downloaded the data and figured Fury out, Usyk saw his opening then kicked the door in towards victory.

From BBC ● May 19, 2024

I stopped eating my meals there and bided my time.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Clear communication has been a major challenge with the Tatas, which does not bode well for the public markets, according to Dalal.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

“With the MOF joining forces with the U.S. Treasury and vowing to intervene, even a slightly softer CPI report could bode well for USD/JPY bears,” Simpson adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Campaign strategists love to tout a military record, a blue-collar résumé, small-business ownership, and a life of family and faith, in part because they suggest qualities that bode well for a political leader.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

The failed launch by a competitor could bode well for the IPO, which could raise more than $75 billion.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

That wouldn’t bode well for her, especially if this boy took her to the Kuhani.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Stripe and Advent International reportedly made a bid to take over the payments company for $60.50 per share, valuing the company at roughly $53 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The family say they are working alongside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in a bid to remove "loopholes" from current legislation around banned dog breeds.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

In July, while taking bids for figurines from the Sonny Angels summer vacation-themed collection, one of the rare ones got a bid of more than $400.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Mastro’s hard-charging legal style has rubbed others in New York politics the wrong way, including the City Council, which helped stymie his bid to become the city’s top lawyer during the Adams administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

We’d raise our bid and the minute we did their offer would jump up.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

But Musetti proved a silent assassin here, biding his time and making few mistakes when the opportunities arrived.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Now it seems the Spaniard was simply biding his time, patiently waiting for a full return to fitness in order to peak at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

In reality, he was simply biding his time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

For now, analysts say Baku is biding its time.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

There are ten rooms downstairs and one with a stuffed grizzly bear that looks like it ate up the last maid and is biding for the next one.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett