postponing

Example Sentences

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Postponing retirement isn’t an option for everyone, but for those who can, it’s a great way to pad your nest egg.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Postponing rebuilding and support “risks settling into a situation of low or no growth and facing huge social challenges once the war ends,” it said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Postponing Veritas, an orbiter that will map Venus’s surface in fine detail, will free up the staff needed to complete Psyche and two multibillion-dollar projects, the Europa Clipper and Mars sample return missions.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 9, 2022

"Postponing radiation treatment until after resentencing would not be detrimental to his health as it is unlikely to affect his prognosis or outcome," according to the document.

From Fox News • Dec. 17, 2021

Postponing, therefore, to the next day his plan for making himself agreeable to the Chases, he led the way gayly enough to the fort.

From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore