adjournment
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She sent an email to the court saying she was "in fear" about attending court, claiming to have contracted Covid-19 and another unnamed virus, and asking for an adjournment.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The most recent request for an adjournment of a scheduled status conference came in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
And lawmakers from across the political spectrum on Tuesday condemned the fire and called for sweeping reforms in building safety, emergency response and urban governance, as the House debated an adjournment motion on the tragedy.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Boasberg adjourned the hearing so Ensign could gather more information—and the government evidently exploited this adjournment to dispatch the two planes.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
During the Christmas adjournment in i960,1 learned that Mak- gatho was ill in the Transkei where he was at school and I violated my banning orders and went down to see him.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Quick hearings lead to adjournments — and the backlog grows.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
There is no evidence at this time that there is any relationship between the two adjournments.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
It details repeated adjournments and administrative delays, with cases regularly taking two years.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
They regularly suggested “the lack of a quorum,” requiring a roll call of senators and in some cases even forcing adjournments when a quorum wasn’t present.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022
Bobby had two adjournments to play and analyze by himself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
