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France, meanwhile, has the confidence to bide its time and know that the opening will come eventually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

This debt doesn’t necessarily mean you are “trapped,” but you may have to bide your time to make sure the door doesn’t hit you — hard — on the way out.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

Investors may bide their time until there are more concrete details about SpaceX’s financials.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

She said the lieutenant governor’s role is typically a sleepy perch for politicians as they bide their time to run for higher office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

Riverrun sat athwart the Lannister supply lines, Jason Mallister pointed out; let them bide their time, denying Lord Tywin fresh levies and provisions while they strengthened their defenses and rested their weary troops.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Now, as Lindy Chamberlain did before her, Kathleen Folbigg bides her time in jail, awaiting the outcome of the petition and a recent hearing in the NSW Court of Appeal.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2021

But if the host cell is lucky, maybe the virus simply settles into this cozy outpost—either going dormant or back-engineering its little genome into the host’s genome—and bides its time.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 14, 2021

But she still usually bides her time, letting other Justices have their say before homing in calmly, yet relentlessly, on weaknesses that she’s identified in an argument.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019

Fittingly, Philippe bides his time before getting to the chest-burster scene, and he teases us with the possibility that he might not even show it at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2019

For never shall he see Its needed light again: Victorious Death there boastful bides, Twin Darkness his loud horror hides.

From Favourite Welsh Hymns Translated into English by Morris, Joseph, of Narbeth, Pembrokeshire

For two-thirds of Sunday’s Long Beach Grand Prix, Alex Palou bided his time … waiting for the one break he needed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

Executives bided their time behind stanchions in a fully-occupied and grey-carpeted room with bright overhead lighting in the Congress Center, the event hub for the annual confab in Davos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Newby toned it down and bided his time.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

Many bided time in a hardscrabble neighborhood, renamed “Little Haiti,” while working in car washes, restaurants and factories that produce goods for export to the United States.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024

But for the moment, Christmas bided its time outside, a purer presence.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Even if Raducanu is fit enough to play Ruzic, her disrupted preparation does not bode well for the rigours of a Grand Slam tournament.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

This should bode well for the Thai hospital operator as revenue from Middle East patients grew 21% on year in 1Q, compared with a 1% gain in overall revenue, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Campaign strategists love to tout a military record, a blue-collar résumé, small-business ownership, and a life of family and faith, in part because they suggest qualities that bode well for a political leader.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

Economists said the figures do not bode well for French growth this year, with some already expecting a further GDP slowdown in the current quarter.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Thyon’s response didn't bode well, in its broader context—about mesarthium not being reactive with anything.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Once built, the cost of generating power from renewables like wind and solar is relatively low, so these typically come in with the cheapest bid.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The deal is currently expected to complete during the first quarter of 2027, Mitie said, adding that it was suspending its 100 million-pound share buyback due to the bid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“If Micron follows the same pattern as Nvidia, Micron’s stock can be bid up for three more quarters.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

A northern Olympics bid would fit Burnham's vision of taking some of the attention away from the capital.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

I was disappointed when he bid us good night and headed for the front door.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Either way, it looks like Streeting is biding his time, meaning a drawn-out battle.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

For now, analysts say Baku is biding its time.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

And even some investors that have held back in recent weeks say they’re just biding their time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

I sensed he was looking through me and not at me, as if he had decided I wasn’t his type and was biding his time until the bell rang.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

In the darkness he climbed to the loft of his store, where he stayed for three days, living on cold provisions from his stock and biding his time.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt