indefinite

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Yet this scene, too, is ultimately reconfigured in surprising ways, leaving its meanings bracingly indefinite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Ear Biscuits,” a conversational show starring childhood friends Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, made it to nearly nine years before going on its second indefinite hiatus in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

On Friday the board voted 7 to 0 to put Carvalho on indefinite leave and named senior administrator Andres Chait acting superintendent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Officials said the Immigration Act allowed discretion to grant Nelson indefinite leave to remain outside the normal immigration rules - which was eventually upgraded to full citizenship.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

If this is indeed the case, you have only to say the word and I will offer my services gratis for an indefinite period of time.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger