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The union is expected to push to pause additional plant closings, starting with U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Recent comments and the minutes of the June meeting struck a cautious tone, presenting additional rate rises as probable but leaning toward a pause at the upcoming meeting until more data are received, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The return to direct hostilities followed a brief pause in fighting meant to give talks a boost.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

"The latest incident placed the welfare and safety of operatives at risk so the decision was taken to pause operations," said UK Highways A55 Ltd.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The square was shady, surrounded by trees and small, brightly painted cafés, but Nighthand would not pause to allow Gelifen to eat the scraps left on the tables.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 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 before concluding: "The rest of the world may have a completely different opinion to the US box office figure, which I'm pretty certain will be the case actually."

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

So, as Major League Baseball pauses play and honors some of the best performers in each league, now’s a good time to hand out our first-half awards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Max made his way easily, aside from a couple of pauses to stay on track.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It shelves a photograph you paused over, a dish you ate three summers ago, a flavor combination you praised enthusiastically in public and then apparently continued discussing with yourself in private.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

They paused those monthly hikes from January to March of this year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Some construction is paused at a Midtown building being converted to about 600 apartments after activity diverged from approved design plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The match was initially paused as Alexandrova tried to continue, before she received a time violation as she took too long to serve amid her struggles.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Would you still get credit for your”—he paused to remember the words— “bat mitzvah project if we did it together?”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

"A non-functional mouse is not just about pausing the timer," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

At home, I put it on my bedside table, pausing to start the rice cooker on my way.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Earlier in the week, as crews were finalizing roadwork, they discovered a pinhole-sized leak in a pipe, temporarily pausing street repairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

IBM attributed the disappointing results to customers shifting budgets toward artificial intelligence hardware and pausing some deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

She limped through the darkening market, pausing beside a tent from which music and applause could be heard, and from which light spilled like warm, golden honey.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman