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“We’ve been exchanging creative and positive ideas in Geneva today, and now both US and Iranian negotiators have adjourned for a break,” Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said on X External link.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

If Kelly had vetoed the entire bill, she would have forced a special legislative session to ensure that schools are funded for the next school year because lawmakers have adjourned for the year.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2023

But Gov. Laura Kelly’s two vetoes will stand because lawmakers have adjourned for the year, barring any attempt at overriding them.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

The bridge ladies are said to have adjourned directly to the kitchen.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2022

He ought, on Friday last, to have adjourned the discussion on the Coercion Bill until after Easter.

From Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield