adjourn
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Mrs Justice Lambert rejected this on Wednesday - instead opting to adjourn to await further details on the police investigation, but urging the police to "work with a degree of urgency".
From BBC • May 6, 2026
One juror suffers from blackouts, which means that everyone can adjourn to the bar earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Before we adjourn, a final question: What will next year’s healthcare roundtable focus on?
From Barron's • Sep. 26, 2025
Gaetz resigned in the current session of Congress, which does not officially adjourn until Jan. 2, 2025.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
I resolved that if he acted in that finger-wagging fashion with me I would have to inform him that I found such behavior unacceptable, and I would then stand up and adjourn the meeting.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing adjourn
The Constitution of the United States
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