postponed
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The new ISS crew was initially meant to arrive in mid-September, but its launch was postponed due to a leak aboard the Dragon.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
World Wars I and II forced the cancellation of the Olympics, and Tokyo postponed the 2020 Summer Olympics until 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Al-Zaidi had set Wednesday as a deadline for militias to surrender their weapons, but has since postponed it to June 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Key exams were postponed and students were allowed to go home.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Twice that day already, he realized now, Major Major had come racing toward him inside the ditch; and twice that day the chaplain had stupidly postponed the destined meeting by bolting into the forest.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
