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in abeyance





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The border is shut, trade is suspended, cricket ties remain severed and the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.

From BBC May 7, 2026

The chief worry for White is that until 2020 most supply shocks were positive and disinflationary, as globalization and efficient supply chains kept prices in abeyance.

From MarketWatch Jan. 7, 2026

Those funds were held in abeyance, but Pechman now wants the state to pay $100 million of those fines.

From Seattle Times Jul. 8, 2023

Logic and plausibility are held in abeyance to pave the way for the next juicy pop number.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2023

Was he just satisfying his community-service requirement as outlined in the plea in abeyance?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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