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Recent Examples of abeyance Each of those programs, like the rest in college football, now faces a drastic makeover through the transfer portal, which Noll thinks will increasingly drive down—or at least hold in abeyance—coach pay going forward. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 The case is currently held in abeyance while the appeals court ponders various issues. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 Melody, so unaccountably a product of unconscious forces, had placed his ego in abeyance, allowing a forbearing tenderness to emerge. Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024 With the deal in abeyance and Iran rapidly growing its nuclear program, its regional forces will become more brazen. Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for abeyance

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“Abeyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyance. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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