as in to suspend
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the conference was prorogated until the following morning
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In Georgia, as more than 50 data centers have cropped up around Atlanta and other parts of the state, lawmakers opted to suspend data center subsidies to reassess the industry's impacts, although Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed the measure.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025 -
Projects in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Baltimore all appear to have been quietly dropped, and despite an announcement for a Fort Lauderdale tunnel in 2021, the project appears to be suspended.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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After two court rulings blocking the city’s attempt to postpone the November 2025 election to 2026 without voter approval, one Miami commissioner isn’t giving up.—
Tess Riski
August 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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The repeat of a tragedy was something the NFL prepared for in February when New Orleans hosted Super Bowl 59 weeks after a former Army veteran killed 14 people by hitting them with a rental pickup truck in a terrorist attack on Jan. 1, postponing the Sugar Bowl for one week.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Recess appointments require that the Senate be adjourned for at least 10 days.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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His mom waited after her case was adjourned, but her son never showed.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
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Iris and Isaac’s idyll is interrupted by the enemy of all great budding romances: the truth.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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During the Nashville stop of the group's latest world tour, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin interrupted the band's usual set list to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the rock legend who died Tuesday, July 22, at 76.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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