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We need to give the option to postpone military service to those whose career peaks in their 20s.
South Korean boy band BTS built an army. Now, they might get to defer military service|kdunn6|September 4, 2020|Fortune
The event, which was to be held this year, has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus—and may not be held at all.
The legacy Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, will leave after resigning|claychandler|August 28, 2020|Fortune
Not only has the tool allowed those execs on the account to make faster and more informed decisions about when to replace, postpone, cancel and renegotiate ad dollars with media owners, it’s also spread those jobs across more of the team.
Marketers ‘looking to feel confident’: the coronavirus causing irreversible changes to the advertiser-agency dynamic|Seb Joseph|August 20, 2020|Digiday
Protests by members of the Kumeyaay Nation have been postponing construction of a portion of the border wall in East County since the end of June.
Border Report: Kumeyaay Band Sues to Stop Border Wall Construction|Maya Srikrishnan|August 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Back in March, at the beginning of enforced lockdown, publishers, advertisers and conference companies assumed the fall would be stacked with postponed in-person events.
‘Lots of halo effects’: The Financial Times’ virtual lifestyle festival pivots focus to U.S., global audience|Lucinda Southern|August 14, 2020|Digiday
His first prescription when I saw him was to have the CAT scan test that I had been forced to postpone for a month and a half.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare|Malcolm MacDougall|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At this point, the photographer says, he decided that too many people knew about his trip and so he decided to postpone it.
Was U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff a Marked Man?|Ben Taub|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The prerequisite for this is for the U.S. to postpone current efforts for some kind of political transition among Syrians.
Face the Assad Reality In Syria|Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We still need to see if that will happen, or if we need to postpone it.
‘Hocus Pocus’ Turns 20: Meet the Voice Behind Binx the Talking Cat|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The term allows us to postpone or cancel altogether our confrontation with the word we must use: human.
Senseless. Evil. Silver Linings. Our Misguided Terms of Terror.|William Giraldi|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I had determined for many reasons to postpone building my house for the present, which decision my father regrets.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee|(His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
The young girl had had a presentiment of impending evil, but her wish to postpone the journey had been overruled.
Modern Magic|Maximilian Schele de Vere
I will postpone my journey to the King, at any sacrifice of displeasure.
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard
I am interrupted, and must postpone till to-morrow what I have further to say to your Lordship.
The History of Emily Montague|Frances Brooke
"Of course, if Madam Carroll is suffering," he said—then he stopped; he did not want to postpone it again.
For the Major|Constance Fenimore Woolson

单词	postpone
释义	postpone [ pohst-pohn, pohs- ] / poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR postpone ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), post·poned, post·pon·ing. to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow. to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate: to postpone private ambitions to the public welfare. Origin of postpone 1490–1500; <Latin postpōnere to put after, lay aside, equivalent to post-post- + pōnere to put synonym study for postpone 1. See defer¹. OTHER WORDS FROM postpone post·pon·a·ble, adjectivepost·pone·ment, nounpost·pon·er, nounnon·post·pon·a·ble, adjective non·post·pone·ment, nounre·post·pone, verb (used with object), re·post·poned, re·post·pon·ing.self-post·pone·ment, nounun·post·pon·a·ble, adjectiveun·post·poned, adjectivewell-post·poned, adjective Words nearby postpone postpartum psychosis, postpartum tetanus, postperfusion lung, postpericardiotomy syndrome, post-polio syndrome, postpone, postpose, postposition, postpositive, postprandial, postprandial lipemia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postpone We need to give the option to postpone military service to those whose career peaks in their 20s. South Korean boy band BTS built an army. Now, they might get to defer military service\|kdunn6\|September 4, 2020\|Fortune The event, which was to be held this year, has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus—and may not be held at all. The legacy Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, will leave after resigning\|claychandler\|August 28, 2020\|Fortune Not only has the tool allowed those execs on the account to make faster and more informed decisions about when to replace, postpone, cancel and renegotiate ad dollars with media owners, it’s also spread those jobs across more of the team. Marketers ‘looking to feel confident’: the coronavirus causing irreversible changes to the advertiser-agency dynamic\|Seb Joseph\|August 20, 2020\|Digiday Protests by members of the Kumeyaay Nation have been postponing construction of a portion of the border wall in East County since the end of June. Border Report: Kumeyaay Band Sues to Stop Border Wall Construction\|Maya Srikrishnan\|August 17, 2020\|Voice of San Diego Back in March, at the beginning of enforced lockdown, publishers, advertisers and conference companies assumed the fall would be stacked with postponed in-person events. ‘Lots of halo effects’: The Financial Times’ virtual lifestyle festival pivots focus to U.S., global audience\|Lucinda Southern\|August 14, 2020\|Digiday His first prescription when I saw him was to have the CAT scan test that I had been forced to postpone for a month and a half. My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare\|Malcolm MacDougall\|November 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At this point, the photographer says, he decided that too many people knew about his trip and so he decided to postpone it. Was U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff a Marked Man?\|Ben Taub\|September 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The prerequisite for this is for the U.S. to postpone current efforts for some kind of political transition among Syrians. Face the Assad Reality In Syria\|Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb\|January 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We still need to see if that will happen, or if we need to postpone it. ‘Hocus Pocus’ Turns 20: Meet the Voice Behind Binx the Talking Cat\|Kevin Fallon\|October 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The term allows us to postpone or cancel altogether our confrontation with the word we must use: human. Senseless. Evil. Silver Linings. Our Misguided Terms of Terror.\|William Giraldi\|April 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I had determined for many reasons to postpone building my house for the present, which decision my father regrets. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee\|(His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee The young girl had had a presentiment of impending evil, but her wish to postpone the journey had been overruled. Modern Magic\|Maximilian Schele de Vere I will postpone my journey to the King, at any sacrifice of displeasure. The Ghost Breaker\|Charles Goddard I am interrupted, and must postpone till to-morrow what I have further to say to your Lordship. The History of Emily Montague\|Frances Brooke "Of course, if Madam Carroll is suffering," he said—then he stopped; he did not want to postpone it again. For the Major\|Constance Fenimore Woolson British Dictionary definitions for postpone postpone / (pəʊstˈpəʊn, pəˈspəʊn) / verb (tr) to put off or delay until a future time to put behind in order of importance; defer Derived forms of postpone postponable, adjectivepostponement, nounpostponer, noun Word Origin for postpone C16: from Latin postpōnere to put after, neglect, from post- + ponere to place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to postpone defer, suspend, delay, hold up, shelve, adjourn, table, pigeonhole, prorogue, cool it, hang fire, hold off, hold over, lay over, put back, put on hold
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