prorogated

past tense of prorogate

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Verb
  • The agriculture and construction sectors have struggled to fill gaps left by Palestinians whose work permits have been suspended since October last year, pushing up prices for fresh vegetables and leading to a steep decline in housebuilding.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Xi’s party pumped tidal waves of state funds into markets, scrapped all initial public offerings, suspended trading in thousands of companies and let mainlanders pledge homes as collateral to buy shares.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Last month, Glover had postponed the remainder of his tour dates to focus on his physical health after his show in Houston.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fortune Nike shares drop Nike shares dipped nearly 5% on Wednesday after the sneaker company postponed its investor day and repealed its full-year guidance during an earnings call.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • More than six thousand people attended the conference, in Indianapolis, and Harris was reportedly interrupted by applause thirty-two times in less than twenty minutes.
    Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Michael Keaton hosted Saturday's episode and in his monologue was interrupted by Mikey Day and Andy Samberg doing their impressions of Beetlejuice.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • As the Decatur city council meeting adjourned last week, Rosenberger helped her husband Paul Rosenberger put on his coat.
    Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
  • When the council adjourned Wednesday the general fund was $586,000 under budget.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
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