Frederik Van Lokeren, a former Belgian navy captain and analyst, told BBC Verify that it appeared the Russian vessels were now in a holding pattern while Moscow deliberated on its next move.

In “Emilia Pérez,” as in many Audiard films, a new life, no matter how emboldening, is merely a holding pattern until the past comes roaring back.

“We’re still in a holding pattern, watching this fire evolve,” Johnson said.

Like me, Mirch repeated the entire process, got the same result the second time around, and was in a DMV online holding pattern for 45 minutes, waiting for help.

In Europe, the UK and US – economies that had not experienced inflation issues for decades – officials have been in a holding pattern, keeping rates at decades-highs levels.