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"Delays in specimen collection, transportation and testing can postpone confirmation by days or weeks, which hinders the isolation of infected persons, contact tracing and the initiation of outbreak-control measures," Sullivan wrote.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It could also postpone the products and revenue intended to justify those investments.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Al Marimi is now due to stand trial in Washington in January, after a federal court judge agreed to postpone the case for a third time.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In December, Manilow announced that he’d been diagnosed with lung cancer and that surgery would require him to postpone a number of concert dates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

By mid-April, Westerberg was both shorthanded and very busy, so he asked McCandless to postpone his departure and work a week or two longer.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Lionel Richie postpones two shows on his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire amid an unspecified health issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The plan also postpones more complex negotiations over its nuclear programme, a major sticking point for Trump.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

For the huge insurer, that only postpones the pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

It postpones certain tax-filing deadlines for Americans and their spouses who are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2024

One often postpones forgiveness because one is compelled to postpone the repetition of the charges.

From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul

Because even tiny disturbances can matter in an experiment this sensitive, he postponed the reveal and returned to the analysis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Shares slumped after the industrial services provider lowered its outlook for the year and said it would cut up to 1,500 jobs, with postponed customer investments expected to weigh on results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Monday’s scheduled meeting of Gulf and Iranian leaders in Oman was postponed, but our understanding is talks are still ongoing, and making progress,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

But on Monday, a federal district court judge in Massachusetts postponed the effective date on the grounds that—and I am paraphrasing here—the rule is mind-bendingly stupid and would create a needless, self-inflicted economic catastrophe.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

At that time Aureliano Segundo postponed any appointments in order to be with Meme, to take her to the movies or the circus, and he spent the greater part of his idle time with her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

But he warned against allowing the choice to become an excuse for postponing saving.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Waiting and postponing is not, in my opinion, an option.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Some demographers see these women as simply postponing pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

"Millions of young people who work hard and do the right thing cannot see path to home ownership or security," he said, adding this means many are "postponing adulthood".

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

“I don’t think any of us are in shape to leave on vacation right now. Or to enjoy it. We’re postponing the trip.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix