postponement
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But he cited issues, including the company’s recent postponement of a U.S. listing and underutilization of its balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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
He also attributed the tepid response in oil prices to an expectation of “a last-minute postponement, maybe not a deal, but a postponement allowing the two sides to continue talking.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 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
Vocabulary lists containing postponement
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