pending
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On Thursday, US officials said the two countries had agreed on a framework - known as a memorandum of understanding - pending the approval of Trump and Iran's leadership.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
A Kenyan court on Friday halted work on the hospital pending a legal challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
And it isn’t just SpaceX, but also Anthropic and OpenAI and the unceasing chatter and licking of chops over the mind-bending explosion of intergenerational wealth anticipated by their pending IPOs, that gives me pause.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
A different federal judge has issued a block on Abrego Garcia’s removal, and it remains in place pending the outcome of that litigation.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
He’d been holding his whole life in abeyance pending a decision, and they owed him an answer, at least.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
Vocabulary lists containing pending
The Westing Game
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The Atlantic Charter - Churchill/Roosevelt (1941)
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