postponement
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The diplomat also questioned whether elections would take place in December and said a postponement remained possible.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was the Dodgers’ first postponement of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
But he cited issues, including the company’s recent postponement of a U.S. listing and underutilization of its balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Sources told the BBC that the postponement was already under discussion by then.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
On the morning of March 14 counsels for the defense again stood before Judge Tate, there on this occasion to plead for a postponement of the trial, which was then eight days distant.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
The postponements are so frequent and the sums so astronomical that it’s becoming a sport among the literati to come up with new ways to make the numbers make sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The company cited subdued interest from customer investments, leading to postponements, as a main driver of the outlook downgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But delays and postponements could also mean transport plans may be disrupted, with matches finishing late into the night with hotel bookings also impacted.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Gadd’s smash hit “Baby Reindeer” hadn’t premiered when the nine-month, five-round search for young Niall and Ruben started, with the success of Gadd’s Emmy-winning Netflix series contributing to various postponements on “Half Man.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The other war, the bloody one of twenty years, did not cause them as much damage as the corrosive war of eternal postponements.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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