postpone
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Freezing weather meant Nasa had to postpone the first full dress rehearsal as it was too cold to fuel the SLS rocket.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The net effect is that 21% of the respondents in the sample decided to postpone their retirements.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
The war is set to postpone Qatar’s North Field expansion, highlighting LNG infrastructure’s unique fragility and repair difficulty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"President Xi understood that it's very important for the president to be here throughout these combat operations right now. He understood obviously the request to postpone and accepted it."
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Mr. Crabtree wanted to postpone Fire Prevention Day but the fire chief said he couldn’t do that.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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