postponement
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Both systems also face a postponement of increases in funding promised in the past — unchanged from the first version of the budget in January.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
As the day wore on, signs of a postponement emerged.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
He put the stock’s “underperformance” down to a number of reasons, including the postponement of the group’s U.S. listing, the lack of a publicly disclosed capital allocation plan, and “suboptimal” shareholder communications and engagement.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
He revealed “productive” talks with Iran and the postponement of strikes on power plants for five days, and within minutes Dow futures surged more than 1,000 points and oil prices plunged 10%.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
He felt he’d complied with the wishes of the Soviets by making the apology to Spassky, writing it by hand and personally delivering it, and he’d just agreed to go along with Spassky’s postponement.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing postponement
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