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postpone

[pohst-pohn, pohs-] / poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs- /


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The company is unable to postpone or cancel some of its new spending commitments, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Worried about losing the business tax and having to make huge cuts to city services, Bass and the council struck a deal to postpone the $30 wage hike by 18 months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

The decision to postpone the 2027 Asian Cup means a number of Premier League players will not have to miss part of the current season.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Thailand has advised its citizens to postpone non-essential travel to parts of Europe rocked by protests, while Malaysia also warned its nationals about visiting France.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Less than a month later, on December 5, 1941, Hitler decided to postpone his attempt to seize Moscow until spring.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Plus: Oura postpones IPO over market uncertainty; Goldman board discusses plan to name John Waldron next CEO; Nvidia adds $150 billion to buyback plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The plan also postpones more complex negotiations over its nuclear programme, a major sticking point for Trump.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

For the insurer, that only postpones the pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

It postpones certain tax-filing deadlines for Americans and their spouses who are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2024

Where the sufferer, at the request of the person in default, postpones purchase or sale, any increased loss thereby caused falls on the defaulter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

South Sudan on Saturday postponed its first national elections from December to February amid growing violence, political battles between its president and deposed vice president and voter registration only just starting.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

A criminal court in Cairo has postponed the retrial of the prominent Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, whose case has drawn international condemnation.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The Halloween party was rescheduled “due to weather conditions beyond our control” and postponed to Nov. 7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Lufthansa Group, which was initially planning to resume services to Dubai in October, postponed its return until at least late November.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Mr. Keufer says future meetings of the order have been postponed until further notice.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

"While travel to France remains unrestricted, Malaysians are advised to consider postponing non-essential travel until the situation improves," it said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

I don’t think I realize it when I’m paying in the moment, but putting my card down has become a way to financially people-please by postponing the conversation about the bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Still, there is something peculiar about postponing industry-wide traceability requirements while ordinary shoppers are left scanning their broccoli with smartphones, hoping to learn something useful about where it came from.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

“It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m really ready to be back on stage again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The sacred mission of the Triple Alliance, Tlacaelel proclaimed, was to furnish this vital substance to Huitzilopochtli, who would then use it for the sun, postponing the death of everyone on the planet.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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