pause
Example Sentences
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One doctor said she paused her rounds to register her daughter.
Still others had speculated that the pause reflected a revision of Chinese military training procedures.
A divorce and the pandemic caused that pause to grow even longer.
From Los Angeles Times
Brazil and Mexico may still lower rates, but Kasman says there’s a rising risk they could hit pause too.
From Barron's
Compounding the market’s risks, a string of private credit firms has paused redemptions and marked down loan values at certain funds, sparking fears of a systemic credit event.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.