wait
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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
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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
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“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
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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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