adjournment
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The most recent request for an adjournment of a scheduled status conference came in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Sir Mark said it was "extremely frustrating" that the delays had resulted in adjournment applications and "unnecessary complications".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
On Wednesday, a court could force Liberty's speciality steel business to close over unpaid debts, putting 1,450 jobs at risk, unless the company wins an adjournment.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
Boasberg adjourned the hearing so Ensign could gather more information—and the government evidently exploited this adjournment to dispatch the two planes.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
It was a nine-and-a-half-hour marathon in which Fischer, even though a pawn ahead, had a difficult position right up to adjournment.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
She also said the court process was a "trauma in itself" prolonged by seemingly "endless adjournments" which left her feeling voiceless.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
There is no evidence at this time that there is any relationship between the two adjournments.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
They regularly suggested “the lack of a quorum,” requiring a roll call of senators and in some cases even forcing adjournments when a quorum wasn’t present.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022
The majority received adjournments in contemplation of dismissal, meaning that the charges would be dropped if they stayed out of trouble for six months.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2015
Bobby had two adjournments to play and analyze by himself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
