indefinite
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Calocane is serving an indefinite hospital order, after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, due to his paranoid schizophrenia, in January 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The court heard he had been in the UK for two years and had indefinite leave to remain, with his mother, two brothers and two sisters also lived in the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A year after releasing their 2016 album, “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made,” the duo announced an indefinite hiatus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Instead, pushback from communities over noise, electricity costs and secretive development processes across the U.S. is leaving many builders with a stark choice: Do better, or face indefinite delay—even cancellation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
This was recommended at the annual conference in Durban in December of 1954, but the delegates rejected the recommendation and voted for an indefinite boycott.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing indefinite
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Means to an End: Fin
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