pause
Example Sentences
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The pause in hiring could be temporary if companies decide they do require more people to meet their growth goals.
As CNN reported, “crowds gather — people come out of their houses, dog walkers pause on their routes, cyclists and drivers make detours — to protest what the agents are doing and remove any element of surprise.”
From Salon
However, the agreement was paused by Thailand in November, with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announcing that the security threat had "not actually decreased".
From BBC
New Zealand, traditionally the islands’ biggest aid provider, paused funding, saying that steps needed to be taken to “repair confidence and trust” between both countries.
They said patients must opt-in to automatic refills, are notified before orders ship and could pause prescriptions if desired.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
