postponed
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Those elections however have been repeatedly postponed with the administration having implemented virtually none of the provisions in the peace agreement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
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
Fears of an AI-powered white-collar “job apocalypse” may have to be postponed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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
In 1913, while puzzling over the structure of the atom, Bohr had an idea so exciting that he postponed his honeymoon to write what became a landmark paper.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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