in wait
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I think Morocco can give them problems but lying in wait should be Spain in the last four - a repeat of the Euro 2024 semi-final that Spain won 2-1.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
"She didn't know what was lying in wait for her," said the prosecutor.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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
They had no idea the waking nightmare that lay in wait for them.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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