The war had hollowed out his government and the army, and forced him to pawn whatever remained to Iran and Russia, but Assad nevertheless believed he was secure enough to wait out his opponents.

They could choose to wait out the inevitable impact of Trump applying a 25% increase on the cost of two-fifths of US imports on US consumers and inflation.

Rat nearly comes to harm, but then encounters Bear, who offers company while they wait out the thunder.

Sylvester Fernandez, 73, planned to wait out the hurricane at his home in Homestead near Miami, but early Wednesday was woken by the sound of a warning on his phone.

President Joe Biden and state authorities had urged people to heed official evacuation warnings before Helene hit, though some chose to stay in their homes to wait out the storm.