waiting to

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Port officials say the parking lot would provide much-needed designated space for cargo trucks waiting to pick up loads from the port, helping to ease congestion in the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Scotland don't just concede goals, they create calamities - the sort of slapstick defending that a player such as Vini Jr is waiting to take advantage of.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

“With shipping traffic steadily improving through the Strait, traders are increasingly focused on a growing queue of cargoes waiting to move,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

And to the east, I see a thousand plebes waiting to attack.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

He kept his eyes trained straight ahead, hoping that the FBI had no way of knowing that he’d once hung up on the man he was waiting to see.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix