postpone
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The band added that “after careful consideration,” it had decided to postpone its Philadelphia show that night.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
They can’t skip the gas station when prices are high — but they can postpone routine care.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
That summit has been delayed once, and analysts say markets would likely take any moves to further postpone the meeting, which is set for May 14- May 15, as a negative.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
But on the eve of the trip, Lai’s office said it had been forced to postpone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Thermonuclear reactions in the solar interior support the outer layers of the Sun and postpone for billions of years a catastrophic gravitational collapse.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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