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Recent Examples of abeyance As employment conditions and other economic variables have been held in abeyance during the trade reset, wage growth has been moderating, dropping to a 3.77 percent increase from 3.83 percent in March, off a recent high of 4.15 percent in November of last year. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 3 June 2025 Lawyers who follow immigration matters said enforcement officers have claimed in other cases to have the authority to temporarily hold bond orders in abeyance. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025 For now, though, there first has to be intel on whether Giannis Antetokounmpo could come available, in which case all assets should be held in abeyance. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025 Whereas Ferguson took over at United when Liverpool were still the dominant force in English football, Slot (and even Klopp previously) took residence at Anfield with the club’s fiercest rivals in abeyance. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abeyance
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Noun
  • The 30-year-old accepted a voluntary provisional suspension on June 2, which will now expire on April 2, 2026 following the outcome of European football’s governing body.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Lucky for the Eagles, a remorseful Carter won't receive a suspension for his spit.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The historical political suspense won at Cannes 2025 the best actor award for Wagner Moura, director for Mendonça and the Art House Cinema Award and a Fipresci Prize.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • An official press release about the conference fosters some suspense, only offering a sparse explanation about the discovery.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Abeyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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