postpone
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Kehlani has rescheduled the two concerts she had to postpone because of illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
You can only postpone the conversation and raise the eventual price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"The decision to postpone the Esports Nations Cup was not taken lightly," said Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports Foundation.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
The plan also postpones more complex negotiations over its nuclear programme, a major sticking point for Trump.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
For the huge insurer, that only postpones the pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Billy Joel postpones his tour to take a four-month break to focus on his health and recovery from an undisclosed ‘medical condition.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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
Oslo Mayor Anne Lindboe, who was due to get married on Friday, even postponed her wedding.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
The Golf Channel postponed its scheduled Aug. 25 premiere date of the reality show “Big Break x Good Good” after one of its sponsors asked for its branding to be removed from the show.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 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
If only this whole thing could be postponed for a few hours, until he had rested some!
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
“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
Critics say it’s just postponing coal’s inevitable demise.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
"Millions of young people who work hard and do the right thing cannot see path to home ownership or security," he said, adding this means many are "postponing adulthood".
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Yesterday Peter and I finally got around to having the talk we’ve been postponing for the last ten days.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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