holding pattern
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Waller said he would look for continued signs of disinflation in August price data before committing to a holding pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and his seemingly supernatural competence at both city management and marketing, has laid a blueprint for kitchen-table progressives looking to bust out of the Trump-era holding pattern.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
After the chaos of Ben Stokes' retirement and the sacking of Brendon McCullum, England are in a strange holding pattern.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
For now, prices are “in a holding pattern, waiting to see if the extra reserves pumped into the market run out before the patience of the warring parties,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
It wasn’t until the third holding pattern southwest of Kennedy Airport that Klotz told ATC that he didn’t think the plane had enough fuel to reach an alternative airport.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
