as in waiting
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The city’s indecision is quickly descending into a kind of politics that does not involve accusations of corruption but seems to reflect other, familiar tropes of city government: aggressive lobbying, messy political maneuvering and complaints of bias among city officials.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025 -
In this environment, indecision is a decision, but almost never the right one.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The Financial Times reported that electricity costs in the U.S.'s largest power market are set to hit a record high, driven by surging demand for AI data centers and delays in new power plant construction.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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How tariff news fuels some scams The Better Business Bureau warned earlier this summer that some scammers are using fake excuses involving delays caused by tariffs to cover up fraudulent online orders.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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The intelligent decision militarily was to withdraw them, and after much vacillation and considerable Ukrainian military pressure, that was exactly what Russia did.—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Jan. 2023
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The protests led the government to backtrack on the geographical designation, but this vacillation sparked counter-protests in Marne, the first-tier Champagne region.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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Chandler had been waiting to fight McGregor for two years and decided to go elsewhere for UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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To help with the high intake levels, the AHS is urging the community to adopt from local shelters instead of purchasing a pet from a breeder or a pet store as shelters are full of pets waiting for a second chance.—
Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Music can reduce hesitation in emergencies by providing a familiar and structured rhythm.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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Still, the key to first-person address, as that great Renaissance master Michel de Montaigne understood, is not to subtract complication but to supply it, registering doubt, hesitation, and irony even while developing an argument.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Adding to the uncertainty, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on several countries as Friday’s deadline arrived.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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But there’s always some uncertainty coming off of major surgery like Beck is, having undergone an operation to repair the UCL in his right elbow after sustaining the injury in the SEC Championship Game in December while playing for Georgia.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawing. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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