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postpone

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


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In a 9-6 vote, the council voted initial approval of an ordinance to postpone implementation of the $30 hourly minimum til 2030, instead of 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Tehran has offered to open the Strait of Hormuz but postpone nuclear talks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Initially, polls were set to go ahead in just 106 areas, as ministers had granted 30 authorities permission to postpone their elections until May 2027.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

West wrote on X that it was his “sole decision” to postpone the concert “until further notice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Usually High Blade Xenocrates did nothing but mediate and postpone discussions for a later date.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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