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postpone

[pohst-pohn, pohs-] / poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs- /


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LIV Golf could postpone its event in New Orleans in June amid continued questions over its future.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Tehran has offered to open the Strait of Hormuz but postpone nuclear talks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

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

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

When he had finished the first hot dog, Ignatius prepared and consumed another, contemplating other kindnesses that might postpone his having to go to work again.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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