postponed

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The 23-year-old postponed her pre-tournament media shortly after quitting a practice set against Russian Anna Kalinskaya with 10 minutes remaining.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

The next phase of talks, which resumed Sunday in Switzerland, was postponed Friday amid renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in and around Nabatieh.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled or postponed sports events and Britain warned of "tropical nights" as Europe sweltered through a heatwave threatening to break June temperature records.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

The agreement came after intensified clashes in Lebanon and as talks between the U.S. and Iran over ending the war were postponed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

But at Levy’s Lodge it was like Christmas all over again, and what was going on in Levy’s Lodge could have been postponed until he left for the practice camps, Mr. Levy thought.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole