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Postponed from Tuesday, the unicameral parliament is scheduled to meet again Thursday, though it was not clear if the bill was on the agenda.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Postponed from its initial date in August to Sept. 22, the event had issues with its venue.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2024

Postponed once by World War II and again by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, America’s greatest race has rolled on since 1875.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2023

Postponed crab season: For the fourth year in a row, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season to protect migrating whales, SFist reports.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Postponed childbearing, if not postponed marriage, is justified by the superiority of the younger children or the children of older parents.

From The Women of Tomorrow by Hard, William