pause
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But a series of controversies involving his social-media posts and relationships with women have given some Mainers pause and caused some in the national Democratic Party to distance themselves from him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
There wasn’t much in terms of news pushing tech stock higher; instead today’s gains show that investors view the chips slide more as more of a pause.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
I had to pause momentarily while writing this paragraph just to wipe a tear from the corner of my eye.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
“Well, I don’t envy you, Freddie,” remarked the Earl of Maytag, after a pause.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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