as in to suspend
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the conference was prorogated until the following morning
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Hamas has suspended its plan to release more Israeli hostages, citing alleged breaches of the ceasefire by Israel, while Israeli officials warn that military action will resume if the agreement collapses.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025 -
But the Trump administration suspended that provision temporarily, throwing the US Postal Service into chaos as it was forced to halt all package deliveries from China and Hong Kong to comply with the order.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The singer noted the show will be postponed to a later date and said her team is working with the concert promoter on rescheduling.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Shakira has been hospitalized in Lima, Peru, and will postpone the show she was slated to perform Sunday (Feb. 16) as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2025
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Lucas assigned that proposal to the council’s finance committee, and adjourned without further comment.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, in a surprising move, Perez and Albritton abruptly adjourned a special session that DeSantis had called to push forward President Trump's immigration agenda.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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This time, however, Kelsey and Matt's big night was not only interrupted by Domingo, but also by his brothers, Ronaldo and Santiago (Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny).—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2025
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This comes on top of a funding freeze also ordered by the administration that has interrupted work designed to clear national forests of vegetation that can feed wildfires.—
Christopher Flavelle,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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