pause
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Other features of the Australian system, however, should give Social Security reformers pause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Homan defended the decision on July 14 as a limited tactical pause.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
LSE 24 will operate from 17:00 to 07:50 London time with a 30-minute pause between 18:30 and 19:00 to apply end of day processes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Starting in June 2025, with the pause having ended nine months prior, borrowers began defaulting again for the first time since the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
After an interminably long pause, he slid into the grave, landing on her foot.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
When Roman LeVine, 7, eagerly swings at a water balloon, his mom Nicole LeVine pauses to take a video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
When Ms. Lewis pauses to suggest a little applause would be acceptable at a certain juncture, for instance, it feels amusingly almost like a royal command.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He pauses, then corrects himself: "As fast as possible, of course."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
When they haven’t been loudly booing, many fans have noticed that teams often appear to spend as much time strategizing during the pauses as they do hydrating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
She pauses for a long time, then she lets go of his hands and looks down at her lap, fiddling with the edge of her cardigan.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
A federal judge paused the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Gold prices gained more than 1% as diplomatic efforts for a U.S.-Iran ceasefire paused oil’s rally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
When states restarted eligibility checks that had been paused during the pandemic, millions lost Medicaid coverage.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Last week, Meta paused a new AI tool to generate images based on public Instagram accounts after users complained that people’s likeness could be used without their consent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
She paused a second outside the door, scanning the dark hallway before she finally spotted me.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits for up to one year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
"While we have no indication at this time that any data was improperly accessed by Meta employees, we're pausing it while we investigate," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Earlier this week, Australia’s central bank also stood pat, pausing after three consecutive rate increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“And all he did was watch me,” Kingsley says, holding my gaze, pausing for effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Without pausing after a parry, directly thrust and score against your opponent.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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