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
League One carries on playing unless clubs get three call-ups which meet the EFL's criteria, then a postponement can be requested.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But the spinoff was supposed to be a catalyst that would unlock value within L3Harris, so the postponement wasn’t well received by investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
They said they met Al-Marimi on Sunday and he agreed that they should ask for the postponement.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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 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
According to Bates, supply-chain problems contributed to ongoing postponements — first to 2025 and then to 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Heavy snow in Livigno on Tuesday morning forced a number of postponements, including the women's snowboard slopestyle final and the men's and women's aerials qualifiers in freestyle skiing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
More than 650 councillors are affected by the postponements and will now stay in their roles for longer than expected.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 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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