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waiting

[way-ting] / ˈweɪ tɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
remaining
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NOUN
ambush
Synonyms




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But Hrgovic, 34, has Cuba's Frank Sanchez waiting as a mandatory challenger.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“It was impossible to get. Our video store had only one copy, and there was a waiting list. It took us about three or four months,” says Phoenix-area corrections officer Steve Taris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

To Jim Harbaugh, what are you waiting for?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

I want to be there, waiting for brunch, with the reassuring knowledge that the restaurant is handling the details.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

I clung to him and hobbled across some tracks to where another train was waiting, engine already puffing smoke.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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