waited on
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In fiscal year 2024, the American Immigration Council estimated that asylum-seekers waited on average three and half years before being granted asylum.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
Volunteers with the local tourism board waited on the platform, guiding passengers to the town’s shops, restaurants and hotels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
"You become old when you sit down and expect to be waited on," he told fellow senior actors on the travel show Grandpas over Flowers.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Several other people waited in line, including Camilla Sosa, 68, who said she waited on hold over the phone for about two hours on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
I cooked and scrubbed and waited on them in a fury.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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