See give pause on Wiktionary
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"singular",
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "gave pause",
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},
{
"form": "given pause",
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"name": "en-verb"
}
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Here is a fact that will give you pause. Many states do not publish the voting records of their legislators."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To give somebody cause for concern."
],
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"(idiomatic) To give somebody cause for concern."
],
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"text": "Here is a fact that will give you pause. Many states do not publish the voting records of their legislators."
}
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