pending
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The Los Angeles school board voted 4 to 3 in March to deny the charter renewal, which set up the pending appeal before the county agency.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
But he ended up having to send his brother through the security gates at Manchester Airport on his own when his visa status switched from "approved" to "pending" and finally to "travel not authorised".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Joel feared he would be detained and deported even though he had a pending immigration case as he sought to obtain a green card.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Five Albanian nationals were arrested, including the suspected mastermind and owner of the call centre, who was remanded into custody pending trial.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
To Charles he said gruffly: “Your license is suspended pending resolution and have Mr. Winter here on the twenty-eighth.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing pending
The Westing Game
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The Atlantic Charter - Churchill/Roosevelt (1941)
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