postponement
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They said they met Al-Marimi on Sunday and he agreed that they should ask for the postponement.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The White House, after days of anticipation, announced a postponement of the nuclear talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Quoting diplomats, the Financial Times said Israel's strikes on Lebanon had led to the postponement but there was no immediate confirmation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Both major oil benchmarks rose Monday and US stock markets closed mixed while investors digested shifting developments in the Middle East, including Trump's announcement of an attack postponement.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Lucy frets at the postponement of seeing him, but it does not touch her looks; she is a trifle stouter, and her cheeks are a lovely rose-pink.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
The company cited subdued interest from customer investments, leading to postponements, as a main driver of the outlook downgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
According to Bates, supply-chain problems contributed to ongoing postponements — first to 2025 and then to 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Gadd’s smash hit “Baby Reindeer” hadn’t premiered when the nine-month, five-round search for young Niall and Ruben started, with the success of Gadd’s Emmy-winning Netflix series contributing to various postponements on “Half Man.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Heavy snow in Livigno on Tuesday morning forced a number of postponements, including the women's snowboard slopestyle final and the men's and women's aerials qualifiers in freestyle skiing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
The other war, the bloody one of twenty years, did not cause them as much damage as the corrosive war of eternal postponements.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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