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On weekends, I have idled in cafes, reading books and watching shopkeepers close their doors for their own daily sabbaticals.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

Big corporations like Volkswagen, Ikea and Apple have idled plants or halted sales, while energy giants BP, Exxon and Shell have said they will stop buying Russian oil and gas or exit partnerships there.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022

Many firms have idled operations in Russia following Western sanctions against Russia.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2022

In Atlanta, people have idled in cars, sometimes for hours, to get swabbed at drive-throughs.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2020

Duane must have idled considerable time up on the hill, for when he returned to the shack Euchre was busily engaged around the camp-fire.

From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Grey, Zane