holding pattern
Example Sentences
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Fulham are now very much in a Premier League holding pattern.
From BBC ● May 25, 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
The Flightradar24 tracking website earlier showed planes circling above the airport in an apparent holding pattern.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve entered a new holding pattern on interest rates Wednesday and signaled little urgency to resume cuts after contentious reductions at officials’ three previous meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
But the room, although dim, isn’t dark enough, so I switch my mind into the holding pattern that passes for attention.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
