postpone
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On Friday, wholesale oil prices rose back above $110 for a barrel of Brent Crude, despite US President Donald Trump saying he would postpone plans to start destroying Iranian energy plants by another 10 days.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The net effect is that 21% of the respondents in the sample decided to postpone their retirements.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
The government initially allowed 30 councils to postpone their elections, in order to deliver a major reorganisation of local government.
From BBC • 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
To be honest, I wanted to postpone as long as I could my disappointment if the man to whom I owed so much didn't remember me.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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