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holding pattern

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holding pattern [′hōld·iŋ ‚pad·ərn]
(navigation)
A course over which an aircraft is instructed to fly repeatedly while waiting for clearance to land.


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The Northern New Jersey office market will register some positive improvement in vacancy this year, but overall the market remains in a holding pattern as limited job growth is producing tepid space demand, according to a report by Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Company.
Some flights were placed in a holding pattern as they waited for approval to land.
Food banks are in a crisis holding pattern because of the economy's relative stability," Nyborg said.
 
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