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As helicopters roared overhead, dozens of employees walked to a shopping center across the street from the mall to wait out the closure.
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
The conditions were such that one bus reportedly had to pull into a parking lot to wait out the storm’s fury.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
But according to Kudrow and series co-creator Michael Patrick King (also an original writer on Sex and the City), Valerie was never gone, just waiting out her next move.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
But the Huskies long March runs have probably limited the opportunities for other schools, who wanted to move fast to fill head coaching positions, from waiting out Young and Murray.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
The conditions were such that one bus reportedly had to pull into a parking lot to wait out the storm’s fury.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
But according to Kudrow and series co-creator Michael Patrick King (also an original writer on Sex and the City), Valerie was never gone, just waiting out her next move.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
But the Huskies long March runs have probably limited the opportunities for other schools, who wanted to move fast to fill head coaching positions, from waiting out Young and Murray.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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