standing pat
Example Sentences
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Jeff Grills, head of emerging markets debt at Aegon Asset Management, is standing pat at current levels.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Current Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to elevated inflation and some improvement in a frail labor market to justify standing pat.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
The Fed cut interest rates by 1 percentage point at the last three meetings of 2024 before standing pat amid concerns inflation might be proving sticky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Sean Kelly, the best 18-year-old boys’ volleyball player in America, is not standing pat on his talents.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024
In any event, in nine cases out of ten, "standing pat" is his best policy.
From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.
