postponed
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The unveiling of the Roadster was postponed many times and had been expected for at least nine years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The third edition of the lucrative exhibition, which was won by Italy's Jannik Sinner last year, has been postponed until 27-30 December.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
It is different outside biotech, where companies including health-tech concern Oura have postponed IPOs because they couldn’t command the terms they were seeking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
For example, one study found that rises in interest rates postponed lifestyle moves to independent living communities for four to five years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
And after all he never had any real hope in the affair from the beginning; but being a cheerful hobbit he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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