postpone
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Meanwhile, Gulf Coast refineries are facing water surcharges as drought drags on in South Texas, but conservation by industrial users is unlikely to postpone a looming water emergency.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In a 9-6 vote, the council voted initial approval of an ordinance to postpone implementation of the $30 hourly minimum til 2030, instead of 2028.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Initially, polls were set to go ahead in just 106 areas, as ministers had granted 30 authorities permission to postpone their elections until May 2027.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
They also don’t know exactly what the president has planned for Tuesday, or whether he will postpone the deadline as he has done before.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
We will be lucky if we can postpone the search for new technologies for a while, until we have discovered some satisfactory things to do with the extra time.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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