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postponement

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




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The diplomat also questioned whether elections would take place in December and said a postponement remained possible.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the spinoff was supposed to be a catalyst that would unlock value within L3Harris, so the postponement wasn’t well received by investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

She would have been extremely reluctant to allow an 11th hour postponement after months of preparation and marathon pre-trial legal battles.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Those hopes will have to wait, as organizers announced the cancellation and postponement of the festival on Friday, including its main show Aug. 22-23 on Dockweiler Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Lucy frets at the postponement of seeing him, but it does not touch her looks; she is a trifle stouter, and her cheeks are a lovely rose-pink.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The company cited subdued interest from customer investments, leading to postponements, as a main driver of the outlook downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

According to Bates, supply-chain problems contributed to ongoing postponements — first to 2025 and then to 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Gadd’s smash hit “Baby Reindeer” hadn’t premiered when the nine-month, five-round search for young Niall and Ruben started, with the success of Gadd’s Emmy-winning Netflix series contributing to various postponements on “Half Man.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Heavy snow in Livigno on Tuesday morning forced a number of postponements, including the women's snowboard slopestyle final and the men's and women's aerials qualifiers in freestyle skiing.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

The other war, the bloody one of twenty years, did not cause them as much damage as the corrosive war of eternal postponements.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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