postponing

Example Sentences

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But only hours before the scheduled ceremony, he announced he was postponing the executive order because he did not want to take away America’s competitive advantage over China and other countries.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

To survive, 46% of nonprofit leaders surveyed are postponing staff raises and freezing hiring, 44% are drawing from their reserves and 34% are reducing programming or services.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The budget gym operator added fewer members in the March quarter than it did a year earlier, and now it’s postponing plans to charge more for some memberships.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Markets traded nervously after the U.S. expressed skepticism in response to an offer from Iran that would open the Strait of Hormuz while postponing talks on Tehran’s nuclear capabilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The sacred mission of the Triple Alliance, Tlacaelel proclaimed, was to furnish this vital substance to Huitzilopochtli, who would then use it for the sun, postponing the death of everyone on the planet.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann