postpone
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They can’t skip the gas station when prices are high — but they can postpone routine care.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 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
But on the eve of the trip, Lai’s office said it had been forced to postpone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
LIV Golf could postpone its event in New Orleans in June amid continued questions over its future.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
In the weeks ahead, he would postpone his return several times, as reports reached him that the epidemic was growing worse.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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