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The media and technology watchdog organization urged OpenAI to pause marketing the product and keep minors off the platform until it can offer a safer experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

However, "a general pause or deliberate slowdown in AI development remains outside the mainstream Chinese policy posture," Oxford China Policy Lab analysts wrote in September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Those attacks have raised security concerns around the globe and led leading AI labs to suggest a pause in model development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"When we see a number of black British or black managers in the Premier League, we should pause and remember Keith's contribution, because it would have played its part, one hundred per cent."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

We were out of breath by the rain barrel, but that was no place to pause.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

As we stand in a beautiful square, the famous Belfry of Mons looming over us, I ask Karl if he ever pauses to truly soak up the sights.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Ms. Fox, a scholar of comparative literature, pauses to evoke what was about to be lost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

If the Fed raises rates once and then pauses, history suggests the bull market can handle it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

She even welcomed a new approach, saying his interviews felt more like a conversation, while Apted would often leave long, awkward pauses once she had finished her answer.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

When reciting its texts, one raised and lowered one’s voice to replicate the natural pauses provided by commas and periods, stopping for emphasis or to take on a questioning tone.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The global bond selloff paused and Treasury yields edged lower ahead of Fed minutes due Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Traditional studios and TV networks have shed tens of thousands of workers in recent years after the streaming bubble burst and twin labor strikes paused projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a ruling earlier on Wednesday, judges from the Sixth Circuit Appeals court paused the execution saying they needed more time to consider the arguments in Pike's case.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gov. Lee has now paused all executions while the state tries to figure out what went wrong.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

When he got to the front door, he paused long enough to look around.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Boston University in 2024 cited costs from its collective-bargaining agreement with grad students as a reason for pausing admissions into several humanities and social-sciences doctoral programs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Our culture of ambition, output, and productivity makes pausing to have a snack, rest, or get some fresh air a luxury.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe's industrial giant Ineos is pausing production at its three plants in Hull, blaming high UK gas prices.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

On game days Araujo gets to the ballpark about 2½ hours before first pitch, pausing in the parking lot to pull on an Angels cap and jersey with his name on the back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Hang on,” she gasps, pausing and hopping on one foot as she removes a shoe.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen