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ExxonMobil and Chevron said Friday that they were awaiting signs of greater fiscal and legal stability in Venezuela before significantly shifting their approach to the oil-rich country.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

While the brothers were awaiting trial, NCA officers arrested and charged their sister, Ann Marie Evans, under the Sexual Offences Act, after she published social media posts identifying two of their victims.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

As my colleague Sonja Sharp reported, Anthony Mitchell Jr. said his father told him on the phone early Wednesday morning that they were awaiting evacuation, but help never arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025

Health officials are not yet sure where the cats acquired H5N1 — although they noted in a statement they are investigating raw meat as a source and were awaiting test results.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

When Blanca saw the long unpolished wooden table where two rows of children were awaiting their portions with pleading eyes, she began to cry and wound up spending two days with a splitting headache.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende