postponement

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The Board of British Deputies of Jews had called the postponement "highly regrettable" and said it was working with the museum to reschedule the event.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Both systems also face a postponement of increases in funding promised in the past — unchanged from the first version of the budget in January.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The proposal includes the U.S.’s lifting of its naval blockade of Iranian ports and the postponement of nuclear negotiations, according to officials familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He put the stock’s “underperformance” down to a number of reasons, including the postponement of the group’s U.S. listing, the lack of a publicly disclosed capital allocation plan, and “suboptimal” shareholder communications and engagement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

He felt he’d complied with the wishes of the Soviets by making the apology to Spassky, writing it by hand and personally delivering it, and he’d just agreed to go along with Spassky’s postponement.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady