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[wayt] / weɪt /




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Despite the wait, Richard, 30, is convinced that he and Caitlin, 28, are doing the right thing.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

If in doubt about stairs, older people should wait for a friend or family member, but it’s also easier to lecture people after the fact.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

What’s more, reliable second-stringers no longer sit around and wait their turn on the depth chart when there is money to be made elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Kotlikoff said in the video the school supported the decision to reopen the criminal investigation, but added that Cornell "will not wait for the investigation or the review to be completed before we act."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

A new gold Flash appears right after: families, glued to the TV as they wait with bated breath and watch the news.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

A test that screens for 50 cancers waits for FDA approval.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sometimes it waits, patiently, for a phone call you finally decide to make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

And when I flip eagerly through the pages, I see a new chapter waits for me inside.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Cheadle MP Tom Morrison said getting to this point had been a real team effort, adding: "Cheadle has waited more than 100 years for a station, and now it's finally happening."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

For weeks last spring, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High coaches and players waited for The Decision from their best football player, Tahj Skinner, on whether he would agree to play quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I had one buyer that waited 30 days before they made an offer,” Luong said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Like Warrington, Wakefield have waited a long time to return to league glory, with a 58-year gap since their last title.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He waited for the information to sink in.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

A "life-saving" charity that supports new mothers may have to close its waiting list if urgent funding cannot be raised.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Uchimiya had arrived at work early Saturday and was waiting in his car outside Nobu Malibu, a high-end Japanese eatery known for celebrity sightings, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

When Neko Health offered to move me up the waiting list for a pre-launch scan, I took the $499 plunge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

You’re waiting for everything else in the pot to suddenly taste more like itself.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

I took off, bolting past the restroom doors and past the mural, and wove between music fans on picnic blankets and in lawn chairs waiting for the concert to start.

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




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