postponement

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Second-placed Lens currently trail leaders PSG by one point - and Lens head coach Pierre Sage said after Sunday's 5-1 win over Angers that his side did not agree with a postponement.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Cryptocurrencies had been trending down, but flipped after Trump ordered a five-day postponement of military strikes.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Trump said the postponement was subject to “the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.”

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Danny Russel, a former senior U.S. diplomat and vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, said Beijing viewed “the sudden, last-minute postponement as disrespectful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

On the morning of March 14 counsels for the defense again stood before Judge Tate, there on this occasion to plead for a postponement of the trial, which was then eight days distant.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote