pending
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The executives were later told not to leave the country pending the investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Association has postponed the event pending further security review.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Local bobby PC Howard Taylor was suspended pending an investigation.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
There are approximately 3.3 million active cases pending before immigration court as of February 2026.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
Even though the clients sometimes wanted press attention, I was extremely resistant to media interviews about pending cases.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing pending
The Westing Game
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A Lesson Before Dying
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The Atlantic Charter - Churchill/Roosevelt (1941)
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