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queue

[kyoo] / kju /


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"I have been spending more time on the fuel queue than on my business and it is not sustainable," said McDonald Kachule, a motorcycle taxi operator in central Lilongwe for six years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

As I arrive at Waterstones in York shortly before 08:00, there is already a queue forming outside the bookshop.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Nearly 1,200 undergraduates were in the class in the winter term of 2024 and they flooded the online queue for office hours.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

A little queue had formed at the station ATM, where commuters were withdrawing cash to buy physical transit cards so they could get on the train.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Hermione was overcome with such a strong fit of the giggles at this point that she had to duck out of the queue and only returned when Archie had collected his water and moved away.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

They were planning on visiting earlier in the month, but decided against it when they saw long queues documented on social media.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“So we support the thinning of the queues and getting the better, realistic decisions to make sure we can all move forward.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The exhibition opened on 10 September but has experienced a series of problems with queues and congestion, with some visitors spending longer than their allocated 40-minute slot viewing the tapestry.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

At night, queues snake around the block outside nightclubs where DJ’s spin thumping house music for big-spending revelers, their faces sculpted by surgery and tanned by the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He said the combination of queues and cameras made it the easiest place for a spy to be photographed and identified.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

At a vigil on Tuesday, locals queued patiently in the aisle of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, waiting for their turn to light a candle.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Thousands have queued to pay their respects to the late king, during his lying in state in the chapel of the Royal Palace in the Norwegian capital.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

On Tuesday morning, dozens queued up, sometimes wrapping around the shop’s interior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Which makes the moment when we still have to ask ourselves what sounds good feel increasingly precious: a little unoptimized space before something has been recommended, queued or dropped into a cart for us.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Theon queued up with the other men for porridge, ladled into wooden bowls from a row of copper kettles.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

From Monday, visitors will be offered an audio guide with more information about the embroidery, while additional signage and seating will be provided for those queuing to reach the main exhibition.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"This new virtual queuing approach has been designed in response to that feedback."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

A new virtual queuing system for visitors with accessibility needs to be introduced first at Alton Towers has been praised by charities.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

"I know we're supposed to love queuing, but it was extreme queuing."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

People were queuing to dish the dirt on Dumbledore anyway.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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