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adjourn

[uh-jurn] / əˈdʒɜrn /


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Both houses will adjourn for summer recess, the House on July 24 and the Senate on Aug. 10.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Before we adjourn, a final question: What will next year’s healthcare roundtable focus on?

From Barron's Sep. 26, 2025

They all agreed that they would get rid of this hot potato, adjourn quickly and go home for the holidays.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2024

“It’s up to them whether they vote. They could immediately adjourn and be done with it, and say, ‘We’ve convened, thank you.’”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2024

It's a nice day out, and we'll adjourn and give the jury the rest of the day off unless somebody has an objection.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

According to the Associated Press, the deal outlines a plan for the Senate to vote to confirm 13 more district court judges before the upper chamber adjourns in December.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

Further votes affirming L.G.B.T.Q. clergy and churchgoers are expected before the meeting adjourns on Friday.

From New York Times May 1, 2024

The legislation that moved the state’s primary will not take effect until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns.

From Seattle Times Nov. 13, 2023

Industry lobbyists are reportedly negotiating with lawmakers, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office toward a deal that would be unveiled in the last weeks before the Legislature adjourns on Sept. 14.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2023

As Coin adjourns the meeting, Haymitch asks her if he can speak to me privately.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

The inquest was adjourned to a full hearing, which will take place at a later date.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The court adjourned until August 27 to check whether the tests "correspond to Diego Armando Maradona or someone else," presiding judge Alberto Gaig said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The inquest has been adjourned to next year.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The misconduct hearing began on Wednesday morning in Noble's absence and has since been adjourned.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Whenever the conference adjourned, I noticed, as no doubt his lordship did with some concern, that Mr Lewis would quickly take M. Dupont away to some comer or other where they could confer quietly.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

She said there was "reasonable cause to suspect" both deaths were unnatural and required a full inquest, adjourning proceedings for further inquiries.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

"By adjourning the sentencing until after that election... the Court would reduce, even if not eliminate, issues regarding the integrity of any future proceedings," reads the Aug. 14 letter.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2024

Before adjourning for a break, the judge made it clear that he felt unconvinced by the arguments.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2024

Plus, adjourning for snacks midgame and having to pause is just a bummer.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2023

Before adjourning, the chairman encouraged her to invite “the ladies of the land” to form their own anti-slavery societies.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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