holding pattern

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Fulham are now very much in a Premier League holding pattern.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In advance of Nvidia’s earnings, investors didn’t have much else to parse, turning a breakneck rally into more of a holding pattern, said Gina Martin Adams, chief market strategist at HB Wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

For now, prices are “in a holding pattern, waiting to see if the extra reserves pumped into the market run out before the patience of the warring parties,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Instead, until officials know whether the inflationary effects of the Iran war will be contained or broad-based, the central bank seems to be stuck in a holding pattern.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The school week is like a holding pattern.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King