postpone
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West wrote on X that it was his “sole decision” to postpone the concert “until further notice.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The net effect is that 21% of the respondents in the sample decided to postpone their retirements.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Earlier this week, stocks advanced and investors cheered a social-media post from the president saying that the U.S. military would postpone strikes on Iranian power plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"President Xi understood that it's very important for the president to be here throughout these combat operations right now. He understood obviously the request to postpone and accepted it."
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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
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