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postpone

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


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Smart-ring maker Oura was the latest company to postpone its initial public offering when it said Tuesday it was delaying the offering because of “uncertainty in the IPO market.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Delays in specimen collection, transportation and testing can postpone confirmation by days or weeks, which hinders the isolation of infected persons, contact tracing and the initiation of outbreak-control measures," Sullivan wrote.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It could also postpone the products and revenue intended to justify those investments.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

He postponed several tour dates, saying he was “heartbroken to postpone these two shows and cannot wait to be back performing for his fans.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Amaranta's death, however, obliged her to postpone the decision.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Plus: Oura postpones IPO over market uncertainty; Goldman board discusses plan to name John Waldron next CEO; Nvidia adds $150 billion to buyback plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Lionel Richie postpones two shows on his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire amid an unspecified health issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Plus, Trump postpones AI order, and ‘The Sound of Music’ is the secret to U.S.-China diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The plan also postpones more complex negotiations over its nuclear programme, a major sticking point for Trump.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

It postpones it, I say, but does not destroy it.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham

Classes for some 1.6 million public-school students were due to start in early September but have been postponed indefinitely, as teachers regularly take to the streets to protest over unmet demands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

World Wars I and II forced the cancellation of the Olympics, and Tokyo postponed the 2020 Summer Olympics until 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Al-Zaidi had set Wednesday as a deadline for militias to surrender their weapons, but has since postponed it to June 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Last week, Anglesey council rejected introducing the visitor levy for now, over concerns for its tourism industry, while Gwynedd and Conwy councils both postponed making any decision on the nightly fee.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mostly, it postponed war with England until America was economically and politically more capable of fighting one.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

In the final agreement, the supervisory board only asked Blume and his team to “develop a model for an evolved decision-making and group structure,” postponing the power struggle to another day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But he warned against allowing the choice to become an excuse for postponing saving.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Waiting and postponing is not, in my opinion, an option.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Patel family waited another month before they could cremate her remains, postponing Ashok's last rites so they could be done together.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

“I don’t think any of us are in shape to leave on vacation right now. Or to enjoy it. We’re postponing the trip.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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