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+name: Waiting to Merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [synchronize, opened, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+jobs:
+  do-not-merge:
+    if: ${{ contains(github.event.*.labels.*.name, 'waiting to merge') }}
+    name: Prevent Merging
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for label
+        run: |
+          echo "Pull request is labeled as 'waiting to merge'"
+          echo "This workflow fails so that the pull request cannot be merged"
+          exit 1