stalling

Example Sentences

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Macron said on X he told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday of his "deep concern" at escalation in the Gulf region amid stalling peace talks.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

With no tournament in New Orleans, LIV would be left with a gap between 7 June and 23 July without an event, stalling momentum on what should have been a 14 tournament season.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

These kinds of stalling mechanisms, along with scant real representation, are nothing new in intra-party politics.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

He became adept at stalling tactics that gave pitchers ample rest if they’d just returned to the dugout after running the bases.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The sum of all these strategies that Bunderson was thinking through added up to one more tactic: stalling.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel