buy time
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Warsh would buy time to make other changes at the Fed that he has long advocated.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
But with those ships unable to reach global markets, Iran is turning to other fixes to buy time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The draft bill now going through parliament is an attempt to find a way through the issue, or at least to buy time ahead of elections due next year.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
Quarterback Michael Gonzalez rolled to his right to buy time and launched a pass into a maze of players in the end zone.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025
I tapped my pencil on my notebook, trying to buy time.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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