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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week that U.S. interest rate policy was “in a good place” and that the Fed could wait for oil prices to come down.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

As a permanent resident, Mami could easily travel back and forth between Anaheim and El Cargadero when others had to wait for years for visas or come into el Norte without papers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The first people to feel the impact will be those born between 6 April and 5 May, 1960, who will have to wait an extra month before they are paid a pension.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But with U.S. stock markets closed for the Good Friday holiday, investors will have to wait to trade on the news.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

I wait for Jillian to finish her after-work shower.

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