in wait
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And now he was thinking about the polar bear lying in wait for them down below.
From Literature
The 23-year-old will face Austrian Anastasia Potapova next, with world number one Aryna Sabalenka potentially lying in wait in the third round.
From BBC
PST on Wednesday, the crush of interested fans resulted in wait times of more than an hour and some technical difficulties while waiting in a virtual line.
From Los Angeles Times
Then he and his men lay in wait.
From Literature
Tough tests lie in wait, but that show of support did not go unnoticed.
From BBC
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