never put off until tomorrow what you can do today put off your coat and stay awhile
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Although observing from a rural spot is ideal, people who can’t escape the city shouldn’t be put off, says Debra Ceravolo, an astrophotographer who images the sky from southern British Columbia.—Dan Falk, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025 Encouraging firms to allocate more shares for retail investors risks putting off the foreign institutions Saudi Arabia is simultaneously trying to woo.—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025 She was particularly put off when the men, citing past cases of police corruption, suggested that law enforcement might have somehow been implicated in Scott’s death.—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 In truth, the more Madison looked around, the more she was put off investigating any further.—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put off
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