tabled

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The legislation, first tabled two-and-a-half years ago, seeks to regulate so-called "ultra-fast fashion" companies, known for selling large volumes of lower quality clothing at rock-bottom price.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The council’s five-member rules committee tabled those ideas, saying they need more study.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

But when the vote came, the Commissioners Court tabled the temporary moratorium discussion and voted to grant Comanche Circle a conditional approval, requiring more detailed plans later.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Stay-at-home moms and dads could get up to five years of credits toward Social Security under a new bill tabled before Congress.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Fisher Ames of Massachusetts wondered out loud why the House had allowed itself to be drawn intoa debate over “abstract propositions” and now urged that the committee report be tabled.

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