pause
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Messrs. Cornett and Bradway, playing brothers, look enough alike to give one pause at least in the early part of the eight-episode season, and the flashes back and forth are frequent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Construction of the facility is under a temporary pause order from Kenya's High Court -- although work has continued at the site -- and it has been opposed by local politicians in Laikipia.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Some of Pulte’s annotations might give pause to those already worried about him overseeing America’s intelligence community.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The on-again, off-again negotiations to end or pause the conflict have upended such calculations, as the uncertainty has made it difficult to determine ideal inventories.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
There had been a great burning flash—he had been knocked to the ground by it, sand in his eyes and mouth—and a single moment’s pause; and then the whole Earth shook.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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