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

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

And they detailed that he got the impression the panel was more concerned about the impact the adjournment would have on them than the fairness of his hearing.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

After a brief adjournment, the magistrate decided that the cage would be pulled down; in the meantime, the front of it was removed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela