adjourned
Example Sentences
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Instead, a spokesperson pointed to public remarks Kotek made in support of public funding for the Blazers arena as the Legislature adjourned.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
A long-awaited trial into Greece's worst train tragedy was adjourned to April 1 after starting on Monday amid chaotic scenes in a courtroom too small to handle the huge interest in the case, officials said.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
David Elias KC, defending, asked for the sentencing hearing to be adjourned for reports and to give Williams time to put in place alternative arrangements for his racing business should he be jailed.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
“We’ve been exchanging creative and positive ideas in Geneva today, and now both US and Iranian negotiators have adjourned for a break,” Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said on X External link.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
At the end of three days of intense litigation, the judge adjourned the proceedings in the late afternoon.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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