postpone
Example Sentences
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On Friday, wholesale oil prices rose back above $110 for a barrel of Brent Crude, despite US President Donald Trump saying he would postpone plans to start destroying Iranian energy plants by another 10 days.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The net effect is that 21% of the respondents in the sample decided to postpone their retirements.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Paris St-Germain have asked to postpone their Ligue 1 game against title rivals Lens which is sandwiched between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
ET, he posted that the U.S. military would postpone strikes on Iranian power plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“We’re lucky they let her postpone the test. She’ll reschedule as soon as she’s ready.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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