queue
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Throughout the queue, riders will encounter “holographic presentations and scientific exhibits,” culminating in the discovery of a new energy source, detailed by illuminated blue energy lines, that will power the ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
When she bought her ticket, she was 4,000th in the queue, despite clicking on a link moments after receiving an email from the British Museum.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In London, their audience skewed young: The queue for pick and mix was longer than the one for the bar.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
First years were playing conkers in the queue for the Black Swan Green bus.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Long online queues formed for the first tranche of tickets released on July 1, which were snapped up within hours.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
In the Iranian capital, long queues formed at petrol stations after authorities said fuel quotas would be reviewed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Security comes first. If you can't fill up now, you'll fill up later. There are no queues or panic buying."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Glitches in the system kept fans waiting for hours in virtual queues only to have tickets disappear from their carts or the site crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
People began to form up in queues to say good-bye.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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
The Russian capital braced Wednesday for a possible fresh wave of fuel shortages as drivers queued nervously to fill up tanks after recent Ukrainian strikes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
And thousands of fans queued to pay tribute to the musician, during his public wake on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Just as one storm passed, another queued at its heels.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
In recent years, the festival has also introduced an automatic queuing system on the day of sale, with fans needing to be online before the start of the sale with a valid registration number.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
That led to 20 percent fewer vessels and a 17 percent drop in tonnage, not to mention longer lines of ships queuing up.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hirst, 34, said the charity had been particularly busy this week, with people queuing outside the shop before it had opened.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
They have also urged people to wait their turn when queuing.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the alleys, fifteen-year-old boys are making their way toward mine elevators, queuing up with their helmets and lamps outside the gates.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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