pat
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Barring any surprising or dramatic August data releases in early September, the Fed will stand pat, the team said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Old people like to pat young children's heads," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Coming on the heels of softer inflation data and a cooling labor market, the figures reinforced bets that the central bank will stand pat on rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Twelve of 13 economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected the RBI to stand pat in August, while one had forecast a 25-basis-point increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mr. Lewin gave me an encouraging pat on the shoulder.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Kennedy pats him quickly on the back, then turns to the camera.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
He pats my arm, then walks me to Jaarsma Bakery and stands in line with me, telling me how good the cake is.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
The room where we meet has several places to sit, but Chan pats a spot on her couch right next to her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
An agent with a baseball hat and FBI vest pats his heart and appears to be talking to him and trying to calm him down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
He gives my arm two hard gym teacher pats and helps me to my feet.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
The monarch was also photographed laughing in the Oval Office when Trump reached out and patted his knee.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
And a year ago, after an address to a joint session of Congress, Trump shook Roberts’s hand, patted him on the shoulder and thanked him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
As Hugo Ekitike walked off to the adulation of the Anfield crowd last Saturday and took his seat on the bench, Alexander Isak simply patted his Liverpool team-mate's hair from behind.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
Powell just eased up on the gas to drop to 55 mph from 70 and patted your knee.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
She patted his hair again and then, oddly, scrambled up and left the room.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A video, external of the incident shows the elderly man patting the child on the head as he walked past her table at a food court in a shopping centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You should be patting yourself on the back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
They engulfed her in a sea of white, screaming, yelling and patting her head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
The two leaders shook hands warmly, Trump patting Xi's hand, and exchanged a few words on the red carpet before the cameras.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
“Oh, hey,” he said, awkwardly patting her shoulder.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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