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Six example sentences with await, each labelled with its topic.
Both parties await the appeal ruling, which the clerk expects to publish before the court rises for summer.
Law
Thousands of players await the patch notes each Thursday, refreshing the forum long before the servers come back.
Gaming
Voters in three districts await a recount that will decide whether the seat changes hands by ninety ballots.
Politics
The founders await word from the accelerator, checking email every few minutes while pretending to work on the deck.
Startups
Researchers await the probe's first images, due to arrive after a signal delay of nearly four hours.
Science
Markets await the central bank's decision on Thursday, and trading volume usually thins to a trickle the day before.
Finance
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