awaited
Example Sentences
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—Gold prices rose as traders awaited the release of key U.S. inflation data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
They hit an intraday low of $104.83 on Aug. 3, as investors awaited the company’s first earnings report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
More than 60,000 made it to the territory in the past days, but the vast majority were turned back to Fnideq, where buses awaited to transport them back to their families.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
After hiding in a woodland near Carmarthen for three days without food or water, McKenna was arrested at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, as he awaited medical treatment for suspected frostbite.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
They came up from the water, visibly under the power of the Lord, and on the shore the saints awaited them, beating their tambourines.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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