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- verb Present participle of
adjourn .
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Examples
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• NASA showdown looms as shuttle workers face layoffs: With more than 1,500 space shuttle workers facing layoffs this week, legislators plan to take a final shot at passing a blueprint for the U.S. human space program before adjourning.
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Last fall, after 18 attempts to extend the production tax credit, Congress, in one of its final acts before adjourning, allowed a one-year extension to squeeze through.
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Before adjourning, Fisher denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Guandique.
Jury set for Levy murder trial; one man gets heat over tweet Keith L. Alexander 2010
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Before adjourning, Fisher denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Guandique.
Jury set for Levy murder trial; one man gets heat over tweet Keith L. Alexander 2010
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The court will hear the case next year and issue its ruling before adjourning in the summer.
Supreme Court to decide whether Ashcroft can be sued by detained citizen Robert Barnes 2010
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Before adjourning, Fisher denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Guandique.
Jury set for Levy murder trial; one man gets heat over tweet Keith L. Alexander 2010
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The Supreme Court failed to rule upon Troy Davis 'most recent petition prior to adjourning today for the summer.
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Media outlets have reported that the Republicans, despite being the minority party in the Senate, can block not only Senate confirmation by the Democratic majority using the standard filibuster, but also a recess appointment -- by stopping the Senate from adjourning.
David Arkush: Republicans Do Not Have the Power to Block an Elizabeth Warren Recess Appointment David Arkush 2011
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Before adjourning today, the Senate let the House know it was not down with the amendments the House tacked onto the revenue bill — the most notable being the elimination of the .2 percent sales tax increase, which the Senate favors.
Senate says ‘No’ to House Revenue Amendments, Requests a Special Conference « PubliCola 2010
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Before adjourning, Fisher denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Guandique.
Jury set for Levy murder trial; one man gets heat over tweet Keith L. Alexander 2010
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