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Verb
Ramadan Abed/Reuters As fighting continues in northern Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, international aid organizations are warning that the ongoing polio vaccination campaign has had to temporarily pause. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024 Virginia officials asked the 4th Circuit to pause the district court's order, and on Sunday, the appeals court largely declined their request. Catherine Cole, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
While some fear the worst is yet to come, and that larger e-motorcycle manufacturers are set for a similar fate, these shutdowns also give pause to other early adopters looking to ride the electric wave. New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024 In 2023, the bubbly bar temporarily closed with plans for a few months' pause, which ultimately turned into a yearlong closure. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pause 

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“Pause.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pause. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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