patiently
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Maykel Aguilar, 30, patiently filled a 200-liter tank and several buckets at a pipe connected to a spring on a street in the capital's old town.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Dieffenbach has been patiently waiting for his moment since he made the switch from wide receiver to quarterback as a sophomore at Agoura High.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The only real news is that Sean continues to serve his sentence within the rules and he patiently awaits the court’s decision on his appeal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Sometimes it waits, patiently, for a phone call you finally decide to make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Then she patiently collected the same kind of caterpillar again and again until it produced the “summer bird” she expected.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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