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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
postpone .
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Examples
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Stay tuned for our next episode when Tim again postpones reviewing his books so he can then do it all at once - like a giant late night report writing session.
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Kitchen and nursery are hushed before the needs of office and study, and the professional telephone call postpones the orders to the butcher.
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If no-one saves, that is to say postpones or forgoes spending, whether individuals, companies or governments, there is nothing for the borrower, the mortgagor - unless we print money or re-invent toxic assets.
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If no-one saves, that is to say postpones or forgoes spending, whether individuals, companies or governments, there is nothing for the borrower, the mortgagor - unless we print money or re-invent toxic assets.
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Bob postpones any further visits from the professor to allow me “to heal”.
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Just maintaining proper body weight improves life expectancy and postpones chronic disease.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Taking the Sting Out of Pain for Your Pet Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011
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There is always something that postpones the agenda of the poor and takes their place as the most central issue.
Desmond Tutu's dreams for Cape Town fade as informal apartheid grips the city 2011
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The two-week spending plan merely postpones a heated battle between House Republicans, who have pushed for cuts of up to $100 billion in spending, and Senate Democrats, who say such cuts go too far.
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Further development of our oil resources only briefly postpones the inevitable day of reckoning.
Let's Exploit Our U.S. Oil for Real Energy Independence 2011
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The New York Philharmonic, which faces $24 million in unfunded pension liabilities, has reached a deal with its musicians' union on a two-year contract that postpones a fight over the players' pension plan.
Philharmonic, Union Reach Pact Jennifer Maloney 2012
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