abeyance
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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
The case is currently held in abeyance while the appeals court ponders various issues.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
Meanwhile, economic ties and tourism remain strong and recent years have seen an abeyance in once-frequent anti-Japanese street protests in China.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
He’d been holding his whole life in abeyance pending a decision, and they owed him an answer, at least.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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