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[weyt] / weɪt /




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We didn’t want to wait until an emergency forces us to purge in a hurry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Our plan is for her to claim it now, and for me to wait until 70 to claim my $5,000.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

ZXMoto has doubled its workforce since March and its factory runs 24-hours a day to meet demand, but customers still wait months for orders.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

The wait for the Dodger Stadium Express or a rideshare pickup, and the slog out of the stadium and along Sunset Boulevard, can be excruciating.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Of course, Zara couldn’t wait to hear about the date.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

How much would she get if she delays filing, and when would she break even if she waits?

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

But politics news waits for no one, so let’s dive right in:

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

In Slovakia and Hungary in central Europe to Romania and Bulgaria further east, ships are unable to travel fully loaded along the waterway and face lengthy waits.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

They will soften somewhat as the sandwich waits, but not entirely.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

On Saturday morning, Robin Hood waits for me at the bottom of the stairs.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

“If you’ve waited this long to take care of your franchise quarterback, that’s too bad because it’s only going to get worse from here,” Mayfield said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Catherine Hibbert, 44, waited almost 20 years to get her first tattoo.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The team next used fiber photometry to monitor orexin neuron activity in real time while the rats waited for and received food.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

"There's nowhere with a view like this, with all the lights," the 29-year-old told AFP as she waited her turn for a ride.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

I waited a half second for him to disappear down the hatch before slipping in behind him.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Dozens of Gaza students who won scholarships to universities in Italy are still waiting to be evacuated due to bureaucratic red tape, leaving qualified students in a deadly conflict zone, AFP has found.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Outside the court, a crowd of more than 100 people were waiting to see a police convoy carry him away at speed.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“We are low-keying it with Iran,” he told a reporter with Axios in a phone call on Sunday, meaning that he’s just waiting for Iran to collapse.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Today’s AI infrastructure is being built because many of the customers are already waiting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

“Aunt J put her name down on the waiting list. She might live there,” Arlo says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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