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pending

[pen-ding] / ˈpɛn dɪŋ /


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The state’s motion to dismiss the case is pending.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Lee suspended the carrying out of capital punishment in the southern state following the failed execution pending an independent investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The remaining 10 men and one woman have been bailed pending further inquiries.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Currently pending, for example, is the petition for certiorari in Polk v.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Trouble was brewing, even though you couldn’t exactly pinpoint what it would be or where it would come from, just as you couldn’t pinpoint the pending rain.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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