postponement
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She would have been extremely reluctant to allow an 11th hour postponement after months of preparation and marathon pre-trial legal battles.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
They said they met Al-Marimi on Sunday and he agreed that they should ask for the postponement.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Quoting diplomats, the Financial Times said Israel's strikes on Lebanon had led to the postponement but there was no immediate confirmation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 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
He felt he’d complied with the wishes of the Soviets by making the apology to Spassky, writing it by hand and personally delivering it, and he’d just agreed to go along with Spassky’s postponement.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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
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
But these postponements mean that policymakers will not receive the latest government data on both fronts before their December 9-10 gathering.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
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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