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[wayt] / weɪt /




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Whether they will have to wait another 44 years remains to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Officials initially opted to wait for the shark to leave on its own, but growing overall concerns for its well-being prompted a third attempt, she added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Beyond that, many are left with no choice but to wait out the storm.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“I’ve been with this show for years in all its different iterations,” Kilgore tells me as we wait for Folger in the theater’s funky, popcorn-scented lobby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

As she smiled, she tasted the distinct warm, soft sweetness of SJ’s frybread and couldn’t wait to return so that she could get more practice, company, and, of course, more food.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

They have distributed only a fraction of that money, in part because truckers face yearslong waits for charging infrastructure and vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now compare that to your hypothetical twin, who waits until 35 to start.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some people reported waits of up to two hours.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The announcement comes as Paramount waits for a judge’s approval of its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He waits for her to look at him.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

And each time the Dodgers took a lead, the Brewers waited no more than two innings to cut into the deficit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Liberty was referred to see a specialist but while the family waited for answers, she developed swelling and pain in her left breast.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

My wife waited to take Social Security at 66 and I waited until 70.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

And I got to pet his St. Bernard, Romulus, while we waited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Oteg was far behind, and if I waited for him to come and help me I would lose all the time I had gained.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

And after waiting more than a decade, they are finally ready to claim their prize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“We’ve been waiting four years to increase our investments in the U.S. to a very large amount of money,” Sajwani said in January 2025 at Mar-a-Lago, weeks before Trump’s second inauguration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Since then, Domínguez said she has just been waiting on the citizenship ceremony, “but it never came through.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“They sit back and collect” while waiting for new opportunities, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The gunman ignores me, waiting until all three men untie their horses and giddyup down the road before holstering his gun.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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