postponement
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"This is going to stay with us forever but at least it had a positive outcome," said Emma, adding they watched their friend get married that afternoon after a short postponement to the wedding.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The White House, after days of anticipation, announced a postponement of the nuclear talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
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 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
Dr. Max Euwe, representing FIDE, allowed Fischer a two-day postponement.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
John Rostron, chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals, says there have been 30 cancellations or postponements so far this year, external but about the same number of events have started up.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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
But there has been no trial - court records show a series of postponements, for reasons ranging from missing reports and incomplete investigations to unavailable judges and administrative delays.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 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
Vocabulary lists containing postponement
"The Moustache" and "Who We Really Are"
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