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adjourn

[uh-jurn] / əˈdʒɜrn /


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Both houses will adjourn for summer recess, the House on July 24 and the Senate on Aug. 10.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

A spokesperson for the PPO said it would publish the findings of its inquiry following the conclusion of an inquest into his death, which is due to open and adjourn on Tuesday.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Before we adjourn, a final question: What will next year’s healthcare roundtable focus on?

From Barron's Sep. 26, 2025

Gaetz resigned in the current session of Congress, which does not officially adjourn until Jan. 2, 2025.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

The night was growing late, and the children, exhausted, decided to adjourn.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

There were many legitimate hurdles to the bill passing before the Legislature adjourns in mid-September, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2025

According to the Associated Press, the deal outlines a plan for the Senate to vote to confirm 13 more district court judges before the upper chamber adjourns in December.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

The proposal can’t continue in the Senate unless enough signatures are committed to pass it by the time the Housing Committee adjourns Wednesday, when an official “cutoff” deadline hits.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2024

When she returns empty-handed, the Senate adjourns, leaving hundreds of bills, stored in a growing stack of blue and yellow folders, untouched.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2023

As Coin adjourns the meeting, Haymitch asks her if he can speak to me privately.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

The inquest has been adjourned to next year.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The members adjourned without a vote to continue negotiations.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Parliament was adjourned on Tuesday after the opposition benches demanded a discussion on the alleged "brutality unleashed on students".

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The Kirk family released a statement shortly after court adjourned.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The morning after the two-day American Equal Rights Association meeting adjourned, Stanton and Anthony called friends of women’s suffrage to a follow-up meeting at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Assistant coroner Sophie Cartwright KC apologised to Cusack's family for the delay before adjourning the hearing until 7 December, to allow Sheffield United to search for documents linked to her medical records.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Following a lengthy recess, the hearing reconvened just before 01:00 on Friday and the coroner announced that he was adjourning proceedings because of the holiday arrangements.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

"By adjourning the sentencing until after that election... the Court would reduce, even if not eliminate, issues regarding the integrity of any future proceedings," reads the Aug. 14 letter.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2024

Before adjourning the convention Saturday, chair Dave Owen announced that 686 delegates representing more than 35 counties in Iowa were in attendance, figures that could not immediately be verified.

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2024

Before adjourning, the chairman encouraged her to invite “the ladies of the land” to form their own anti-slavery societies.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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