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with bated breath

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• Millions waited with bated breath to learn the fate of the sub’s five occupants.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 June 2023
• The family tries every chile in town, then watches with bated breath as Steven tries a new batch.
  — Laura Zornosa, Time, 12 June 2023
• Meanwhile fans of the eagles are watching what will happen next with bated breath.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• While kids might count down the days until summer every year, parents are less likely to to await the season with bated breath.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 June 2024
• It's been more than a year since Ted Lasso season 2 ended, and fans have been waiting with bated breath to learn more about season 3.
  — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 25 Feb. 2023
• Those who collect vinyl art await the industry’s response with bated breath.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
• The chefs who don’t see their restaurant on the runner-up list are likely waiting with bated breath for the June 5 ceremony in Sin City.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
• An excited pup waits with bated breath to play out his morning routine.
  — Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
• In the meantime, the teams that frequently use the facility are waiting with bated breath to see what happens next.
  — Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, one group of foreign workers is still waiting with bated breath for some relief: The H-1B visa-holders who are not in line for green cards.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 25 Feb. 2021
• The Met Gala is now the event where celebrities come to reveal a new image or refine an old one, and where the public follows along on the internet with bated breath.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 7 May 2024
• Every year, Americans in snowy states wait with bated breath to see whether Punxsutawney Phil will spot his shadow.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
• Wall Street has been waiting for months with bated breath to see when—or even if—Powell and his colleagues decide to cut the base rate, currently at a two-decade high.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
• Theater professionals wait with bated breath for these events, which can make or break shows and careers.
  — Michael Presser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
• At first, there was a lot of talk about time limits and rappers being on the clock as the hip-hop community waited with bated breath for Kendrick to respond.
  — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 7 May 2024
• World leaders will continue to watch this border with bated breath.
  — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023
• The 96th Academy Awards will be Hollywood’s biggest date night for half a dozen couples who will walk the red carpet and wait with bated breath to maybe win an Oscar.
  — EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024
• The holiday season is in full swing and excited shoppers are waiting with bated breath for the latest and greatest deals on the market.
  — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Nov. 2023
• The typical plot points are all present as the audience waits with bated breath to see which of Will’s lies might finally unleash the rage brewing beneath Liv’s skin.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
• While Arizona monsoon season may have technically started, metro Phoenix waits with bated breath for the first storm of the season.
  — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
• The show will recognize the best movies of 2023, as the industry's top writers, actors and executives wait with bated breath to find out who will take home a an Oscar.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
• Video from the harrowing ordeal shows fire and rescue officials worked to dig her out as onlookers stood by with bated breath.
  — Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
• Washington has waited with bated breath for Manchin, who faces a tough reelection fight next year as a Democrat in a ruby red state, to announce his 2024 plans.
  — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 21 July 2023
• Fans are eagerly stood outside waiting with bated breath, security sits on the entrance and a long line of press queues up to enter the center.
  — Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 28 July 2024
• So, when Dyson announced a new product launch, Women’s Health editors were waiting with bated breath.
  — Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
• Environmental campaigners across the globe have been watching the election with bated breath, and may be buoyed by this result.
  — Leila Sackur, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2022
• Subzero temperatures early next week could force local schools to make decisions that kids wait with bated breath to hear: stay open or close their doors for the day.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
• People leaders have been waiting with bated breath—and paused talent budgets—to see if a recession would occur.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 22 June 2023
• Contenders waited with bated breath in the seconds before the official decision was made.
  — Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024
• For now, the internet will have to wait with bated breath and continue manifesting on social media.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024