postponement
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But he cited issues, including the company’s recent postponement of a U.S. listing and underutilization of its balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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 injury and the postponement of races caused by the coronavirus pandemic left Sawe struggling to make a living through running, his uncle, Uganda's 800m record holder Abraham Chepkirwok, put him in touch.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
He also attributed the tepid response in oil prices to an expectation of “a last-minute postponement, maybe not a deal, but a postponement allowing the two sides to continue talking.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 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
Vocabulary lists containing postponement
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