as in postponed
to assign to a later time
we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting
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After hearing testimony from about 40 witnesses, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on the bill so the sponsors could work on amendments.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Delayed until 2024, the third iteration, curated by John Tain, saw its opening temporarily postponed by political protests in the city.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Feb. 2026
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Votes in the House were delayed from Tuesday afternoon to the evening as leadership sought to convince nearly half a dozen GOP holdouts to vote for the measure.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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So with official jobs data due out on Wednesday, delayed by several days because of the brief partial government shutdown, analysts say stocks could go even lower on bad news — or even on news that looks too good.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Asked what’s next on the agenda, the rapper-designer-actor deferred his answer to a higher power.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Those deferred early action applicants are now part of the group awaiting decisions this week.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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