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postpone

[pohst-pohn, pohs-] / poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs- /


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The latest bit of bad news was a report by Bloomberg that nuclear service provider Holtec decided to postpone its initial public offering that had been expected to price today.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

It could also postpone the products and revenue intended to justify those investments.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

In December, Manilow announced that he’d been diagnosed with lung cancer and that surgery would require him to postpone a number of concert dates.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

You can only postpone the conversation and raise the eventual price.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

With that precaution they tried to postpone the necessity of having to eat macaws, whose blue flesh had a harsh and musky taste.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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 huge insurer, that only postpones the pain.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The young adult rom-com follows Avery Blackwell, a rising college freshman who postpones her plans to attend Columbia after a note from her late mother sends her on a scavenger hunt in England.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2025

It postpones certain tax-filing deadlines for Americans and their spouses who are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2024

This condition has its advantages; very particularly that it postpones, or averts, family introductions.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan

“Monday’s scheduled meeting of Gulf and Iranian leaders in Oman was postponed, but our understanding is talks are still ongoing, and making progress,” he added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Bilfinger’s shares slumped after the company lowered its outlook for the year and said it would cut up to 1,500 jobs, with postponed customer investments expected to weigh on results.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

But on Monday, a federal district court judge in Massachusetts postponed the effective date on the grounds that—and I am paraphrasing here—the rule is mind-bendingly stupid and would create a needless, self-inflicted economic catastrophe.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

A US federal judge on Monday postponed implementation of a Trump administration policy that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in the United States.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Severo had to pay for all the damage and ordered the dog tied up in the courtyard, but Clara had another fit and the decision was indefinitely postponed.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

But he warned against allowing the choice to become an excuse for postponing saving.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“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

“Why, that’s a wonderful idea! But just send out weekly announcements postponing the parades. Don’t even bother to schedule them. That would be infinitely more disconcerting.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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