holding pattern
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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
He said they were in a holding pattern for about 15 minutes.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
Treasury yields were little changed as ambiguous signals from the White House about the path forward in the Middle East keep traders in a holding pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The school week is like a holding pattern.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
