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
Tehran wants to postpone discussions about Iran’s nuclear program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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
She hadn’t been to the salon in four days, and so my dad found her appointment book and called all her regular customers to indefinitely postpone their appointments.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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