adjourn
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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
It will then adjourn until 8 September, with the first phase of the inquiry expected to run until the end of the year.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
He waved his gavel, ready to adjourn, but Connor’s father held up a warning hand.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
There were many legitimate hurdles to the bill passing before the Legislature adjourns in mid-September, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
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
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
The next two weeks could prove critical, before Parliament adjourns at the end of July for a long summer recess.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
As Coin adjourns the meeting, Haymitch asks her if he can speak to me privately.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
The members adjourned without a vote to continue negotiations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He was remanded into custody and the case adjourned for sentencing on a date yet to be fixed.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Parliament was adjourned on Tuesday after the opposition benches demanded a discussion on the alleged "brutality unleashed on students".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Kirk family released a statement shortly after court adjourned.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Court would then have to be adjourned while Van Rensburg went out to gather “further particulars.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Opening and adjourning the inquest on Tuesday, the coroner said she extended her deepest sympathies to Lucy's family.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Following a lengthy recess, the hearing reconvened just before 01:00 on Friday and the coroner announced that he was adjourning proceedings because of the holiday arrangements.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 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
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Bryan Chushcoff on Wednesday denied defense motions to dismiss the charges against the officers before adjourning for the week.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 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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