little while
Example Sentences
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OpenAI and Anthropic’s potential IPOs are likely a little while off but they would also come under exemptions if the new rules are implemented.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
“It’ll take a little while, but it’ll be effective pretty soon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
It is a curious feature of this crisis that, so far, the rest of the stock market has reacted very little, while bonds have actually fallen as a result of inflation fears.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
"It took me a little while to get settled in to this tournament, as it did in the first year," Littler told Sky Sports.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Then she replies, “Rabia went out for a little while, just around the neighborhood.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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