for a while
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"It's been happening for a while, ever since the sheer impact and influence of gaming, particularly on young fans," says Kirkham, who remembers a swell of support for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A loan can be in PIK for a while before a lender moves it to nonaccrual status, indicating that it no longer expects to get paid back in full.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Beijing "tolerated" it for a while, but "the Manus case marks a major turning point" as the US-China AI race heats up, Wendy Chang at the Mercator Institute for China Studies told AFP in April.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you already know I’m not always perfect at following my own advice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
He thought for a while, then nodded slowly, before handing it over to her at last.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
