postponing
Example Sentences
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But only hours before the scheduled ceremony, he announced he was postponing the executive order because he did not want to take away America’s competitive advantage over China and other countries.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
This month, city officials declined to sign off on even the scaled-back ban -- postponing the decision to June and throwing its planned July 1 implementation into question.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The budget gym operator added fewer members in the March quarter than it did a year earlier, and now it’s postponing plans to charge more for some memberships.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Markets traded nervously after the U.S. expressed skepticism in response to an offer from Iran that would open the Strait of Hormuz while postponing talks on Tehran’s nuclear capabilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Yesterday Peter and I finally got around to having the talk we’ve been postponing for the last ten days.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
