in wait
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Instead, Alabama—worried it might lose—lay in wait until after Callais came down.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
"There is no improvement in wait lists for any services in Wales... there is something wrong with Welsh NHS where there is no funding to help," she added.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The rewards, for better or worse, lie in wait for those who take a side.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
After years of refusing to embrace wearable fitness trackers, Pamela Paul discovered she’d already inadvertently succumbed—she had an iPhone and therefore a fitness app; its built-in ring was lying in wait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He lay in wait as the shadowy creature came closer and closer, and when the time was right, the badger pounced.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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