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One reason for pause is that it isn’t clear Apple’s price-increase strategy is sustainable in the longer term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The government countered that the general federal statute of limitations, applicable whenever a criminal provision does not specify a limitations period, appears to permit an information to toll, or pause, the limitations clock.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

After just nine games, it is a bit early to dig into the actual consequences of relegation for United, but the numbers might offer pause for thought.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

She said the Fed could pause after these moves and reassess the economic outlook.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

This was followed by a long pause on his father’s end of the line.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The brass band pauses, leaving a plaintive solo violin hanging in the air—in Bruch’s description, “an old bard who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious times of old.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“He didn’t sit around talking about who was this character, what life did he have before this. It was about rhythm. It was about language. The pauses were like musical beats,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Nobody pauses to determine whether everyone wants enough chips to justify them.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

When I put this to van Tulleken he pauses for breath.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Huh? No—” He pauses to let two Junior Agents through the doorway, and then drops his voice to a whisper.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

He paused for a moment, then beckoned forward a referee who, he said, had "become a role model".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

At an execution site of local people during British colonial times, the king paused to reflect in a gesture meant to indicate his awareness of this past injustice.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“The outflows ceased when we paused withdrawal service earlier. We are still working with partners to freeze many of the impacted assets, and have frozen around $3 billion thus far,” it said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Polymarket paused trading on its website Thursday after some users of the prediction-market’s platform said their accounts had been drained of funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

I walked up the steps and paused at the top of the aisle.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

In Guyana on Friday, he visited a site of execution of local people during British colonial rule, pausing to reflect in a gesture seen as indicating his awareness of that past injustice.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

It announced in January it was pausing flights to focus on it other business, including development of its larger New Glenn rocket for satellite and other missions, as well as a lunar lander.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Managers can also insert a delay window by pausing communication on a project to allow employees to make decisions and solve problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Maniscalco is an incredible businessman, and a pioneer in the craft of shouting a premise and then pausing until the audience agrees it’s a punchline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I sometimes saw him pausing before walking up a flight of stairs, as if needing to think through the maneuver before actually attempting it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama