stay of execution
noun phrase
: an order that temporarily stops an execution
The court issued a stay of execution.
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Sterling’s loan was starting to feel like a stay of execution for Sterling, but his display against PSV was a strong rebuttal to those who have completely written him off.
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Will next week bring the tariffs on Canada and Mexico or some sort of stay of execution?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
The only way a man had to secure a stay of execution was to behave himself.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
In his final plea, Governor Rick Perry refused to grant him a stay of execution, according to The New Yorker.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Will next week bring the tariffs on Canada and Mexico or some sort of stay of execution?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
The only way a man had to secure a stay of execution was to behave himself.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
In his final plea, Governor Rick Perry refused to grant him a stay of execution, according to The New Yorker.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Stay of execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20of%20execution. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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