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awaits

  • present tense form
    of await (3rd person singular).
    await
    verb (used with object)
    to wait for; expect; look for.

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Trump’s new nominee, Keith Sonderling, who worked at the Labor Department in the first Trump administration, awaits Senate approval.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

A deluge of cattiness awaits us in 2027.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The agreement awaits an approval vote from the Coastal Commission, which is set for Sept. 10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

So, a challenging job awaits for new man Matthias Jaissle.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

It reminds me of the possibility of escaping public words, the possibility that awaits me in meeting the intimate.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez