waiting game
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"Markets pulled back across Europe as the waiting game to end the Iran war rumbled on," said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
"It's a waiting game and there's not really much we can do about it," she added.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
“There is more of a waiting game that occurs for the best value and best promotion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Momentum has slowed as residents sink into a waiting game while they vie for permit approval, decide whether to return or grapple with new and ongoing unknowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
Then I relaxed a bit; work had to be done and I would play the waiting game.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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