in wait
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They can also see the plaintiff bar circling in wait for an incident when rogue agents do more harm than the Hugging Face event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But in April, after eight hours of lying in wait on the beach then standing in the water, he and others boarded a small vessel unspotted, and headed across the sea.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 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
She lay in wait for the wayfarers along the roads to the city and whomever she seized she put a riddle to, telling him if he could answer it, she would let him go.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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