holding pattern
Example Sentences
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WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve entered a new holding pattern on interest rates Wednesday and signaled little urgency to resume cuts after contentious reductions at officials’ three previous meetings.
Seaport Research Partners’ David Joyce said the margin concerns were “overblown,” but added that shares ought to remain in likely in “a deal-related holding pattern for awhile.”
From Barron's
The FAA kept the debris response area, or DRA, active for another 71 minutes, leaving some flights in a holding pattern over the Caribbean.
From Salon
But overall, the stocks seem stuck in a holding pattern.
From Barron's
The plane initially went into a holding pattern to stay safe.
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