as in discontinuance
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Recent Examples of adjournment
Sine die, the final adjournment of the session, was marked with great celebration by all.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
With only six or seven weeks of the legislative session to go before adjournment is anticipated, time is of the essence.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2024
The early adjournment enabled legislation to take effect in time to move up Michigan's presidential primary date to February, a move that had the backing of President Joe Biden.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
The prosecutor in the case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, did not oppose the adjournment, according to the order.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
With only six or seven weeks of the legislative session to go before adjournment is anticipated, time is of the essence.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2024
The early adjournment enabled legislation to take effect in time to move up Michigan's presidential primary date to February, a move that had the backing of President Joe Biden.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
The prosecutor in the case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, did not oppose the adjournment, according to the order.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjournment
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 June 2020
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President Trump voluntarily dismissed his legal battle with X regarding the social media platform's permanent suspension of the president's account following the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Axios,
Axios,
8 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, Trump signed an executive order delaying the suspension of de minimis treatment for shipments originating in China.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Feb. 2025
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But there’s also a scenario where the Rays let the Gas Plant/stadium deal lapse on March 31 and continue a business-as-usual stance for the foreseeable future.—
John Romano,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025
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Arne Slot's men showed plenty of fight in that match, but defensive lapses cost them.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The degree of care that went into the documentary aspects of the six hours matched the flawless way in which 27 acts proceeded one another on stage with nary a lull or snafu in sight.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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That lull in performance coincided with Pickens’ injury absence and an emphasis from opponents on eliminating the deep ball.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjournment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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