postpone
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Tehran has offered to open the Strait of Hormuz but postpone nuclear talks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
“Given difficulty properly assessing confidence/risks around its central outlook, BOJ looks more likely to postpone hiking until June,” they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The government initially allowed 30 councils to postpone their elections, in order to deliver a major reorganisation of local government.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
"President Xi understood that it's very important for the president to be here throughout these combat operations right now. He understood obviously the request to postpone and accepted it."
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
A few weeks after Uncle Piet’s release my mother again woke me at four in the morning and told me that the trip she had had to postpone had now to be taken.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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