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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Reuters reported in late 2023 that tens of thousands of owners had experienced premature failures of suspension or steering parts since 2016, citing Tesla documents and interviews with customers and former employees.—
Reuters,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Callender is still recovering from an adductor injury, Bright has a leg laceration and Alba is serving a rollover suspension from the Champions Cup last year.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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The inspector general's findings, expected by August, will determine whether security lapses occurred and could lead to additional government action against DOGE's involvement in Treasury operations.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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His recovery pace can save him from any lapses in concentration, too.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The latter half of the show had a bit of a lull, with the audience staying less engaged and driven as some of the slower tracks blended into each other.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Zero Day starts picking up speed again after a couple of episodes’ lull when the commission rallies to break the Reapers’ code.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjournment. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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