pending
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Currently pending, for example, is the petition for certiorari in Polk v.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
The remaining 10 men and one woman have been bailed pending further inquiries.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Lee, who previously denied Pike clemency, has halted further executions through the rest of the year pending a "comprehensive, third-party review."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ordered my immediate release, pending the final outcome of my appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I don’t think Arthur Ashe meant the remark to be taken seriously,” I said to David one afternoon as we were reading the paper heralding Ashe’s pending arrival.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing pending
The Westing Game
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A Lesson Before Dying
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The Atlantic Charter - Churchill/Roosevelt (1941)
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