To await
Both terms in one sentence
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Averted in Men at Arms, but only because the Watch didn't actually have a morgue, so Carrot left Angua's body in a bedroom to await her moonrise revival.
Source: Waking Up at the Morgue -
Similar deception is used by the City Watch in Masquerade, in which two incredibly-obvious police "spies" sit in the audience to await the Opera Ghost, while undercover cop Andre blends in behind-the-scenes to actually pursue the culprit.
Source: Incredibly Obvious Tail
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