postponement
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In a statement - published on the last day before Parliament's Christmas break - Local Government Minister Alison McGovern said "multiple" councils had already asked for a postponement.
From BBC
The demands for more robust protections forced the European Commission to announce a postponement of Saturday's planned signing ceremony.
From Barron's
The postponement Wednesday came at the request of Reiner’s lawyer, Alan Jackson, who told the court it was “too early” to proceed.
He thanked the crowd for hanging with the festival’s postponement — “I know it wasn’t ideal,” he said — and for “rocking with us for 11 years” of Flog Gnaw.
From Los Angeles Times
"The reading carries heightened importance following the postponement of October's personal consumption expenditures report, originally scheduled for 26 November, which removes a key datapoint from policymakers' assessment framework," wrote IG market analyst Fabien Yip.
From Barron's
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