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postpone

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


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The supervisor of New York City’s pension funds, one of the largest in the United States, asked Anthropic to postpone its stock market debut until risks posed by its artificial intelligence technology are better controlled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Littleton Auctions in Worcestershire, which handled the auction, said it had agreed to postpone the sale until the legal dispute had been resolved.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Oura became the latest company to postpone its initial public offering on Tuesday, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

That added heat helped postpone autumn freeze-up, which in turn extended the melt season.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

“It’s a blessing, and we must postpone a day or two. And then we have to move.”

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

The legal holdup also postpones the promised cost savings and strategic moves that formed much of the financial rationale for the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The deal, set to be signed Friday, also postpones rather than resolves the conflict’s central disputes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

For the huge insurer, that only postpones the pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The young adult rom-com follows Avery Blackwell, a rising college freshman who postpones her plans to attend Columbia after a note from her late mother sends her on a scavenger hunt in England.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

His French biographer states Giulio's birth to have occurred in 1548, though he postpones this quarrel until 1609, in which year the Procaccini established themselves at Milan.

From The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century by Luigi Antonio Lanzi

The unveiling of the Roadster was postponed many times and had been expected for at least nine years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Its launch, initially slated for 2014, had been indefinitely postponed after North Korea halted construction of its roads and customs facilities, as relations with Beijing turned frosty.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In Madera, organizers postponed the third annual Oaxacan Guelaguetza festival, amid growing fears, according to the group’s Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

A number of airlines have halted flights to Riyadh, and Singapore Airlines postponed the launch of its flights to the capital until March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

And after all he never had any real hope in the affair from the beginning; but being a cheerful hobbit he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

But some countries, including Saudi Arabia, India and China, say that postponing the "seventh assessment report" until 2029 will provide developing countries more time to absorb its findings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m really ready to be back on stage again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

If either MP becomes prime minister they will have to decide whether to stick to the current plan or unpick it, further postponing its implementation.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Some demographers see these women as simply postponing pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

"Maybe," she said, holding up the envelope again, "they're postponing school? Maybe the first day isn't going to be next Tuesday? Ya think?"

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies


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