postpone
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Al Marimi is now due to stand trial in Washington in January, after a federal court judge agreed to postpone the case for a third time.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
You can only postpone the conversation and raise the eventual price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Lionel Richie seems to be moving past the unspecified health issue that prompted him to postpone a pair of shows on his summer tour with Earth, Wind & Fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The scientists found that "superheating," which occurs when magma becomes hotter than the temperature at which crystals remain stable, can postpone crystal formation as the magma moves toward the surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Preacher said, “I’m leaving right now to postpone the business I had in Chatham. If you have everything together, I can get going by this very afternoon, early evening at the latest.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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The deal, set to be signed Friday, also postpones rather than resolves the conflict’s central disputes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
For the insurer, that only postpones the pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
It postpones certain tax-filing deadlines for Americans and their spouses who are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2024
Donald Glover, whose music alter ego is Childish Gambino, postpones the remaining dates on the North American leg of his tour to focus on his physical health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
He who postpones till to-morrow what can and ought to be done to-day, will never thrive in this world.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by John T. (John Thomson) Faris
Earlier this week, the Golf Channel postponed the premiere of reality show “Big Break x Good Good” because one of the sponsors wanted out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In May 2026, she postponed an upcoming Las Vegas residency because of treatment for kidney stones, saying it would take some time to heal and be "stage-performance ready".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
He postponed the new duties a day later and eventually relaxed them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The union said on Monday that it had returned to talks with the company and had postponed shorter strikes planned for early this week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
To consider something a chance that is nothing but paper and filament and postponed dinners.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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“Waiting and postponing is not, in my opinion, an option.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
U.S. assistance may also be about postponing some unpleasant financial developments at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Patel family waited another month before they could cremate her remains, postponing Ashok's last rites so they could be done together.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Critics say it’s just postponing coal’s inevitable demise.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
We passed through the border without a problem and arrived in Lobatse in the late afternoon, where there was a telegram for me from Dar es Salaam postponing my trip for a fortnight.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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