adjournment
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She sent an email to the court saying she was "in fear" about attending court, claiming to have contracted Covid-19 and another unnamed virus, and asking for an adjournment.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The most recent request for an adjournment of a scheduled status conference came in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
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
Mayer wants a return to how things were in World War Two and is hosting an adjournment debate in Parliament.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
In the silence that followed the adjournment, Alston shouted out that residents interested in forming a day-care center should stay after the meeting.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Quick hearings lead to adjournments — and the backlog grows.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
There is no evidence at this time that there is any relationship between the two adjournments.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
After 11 days of heated exchanges and adjournments, the court concluded that the petitioners had "miserably failed" to prove this.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2022
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
Bobby had two adjournments to play and analyze by himself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
