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Recent Examples of adjournment
This is not a normal year, and this was not a normal adjournment.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
To become law this year, the bill must be approved by a majority of lawmakers in both chambers before the Legislature reaches its first adjournment on March 27.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
But some on the council made their opinions heard before adjournment.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
But Indiana lawmakers are running out of time to pass the bill through its whole legislature that is scheduled for adjournment on Friday.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
To become law this year, the bill must be approved by a majority of lawmakers in both chambers before the Legislature reaches its first adjournment on March 27.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
But some on the council made their opinions heard before adjournment.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
But Indiana lawmakers are running out of time to pass the bill through its whole legislature that is scheduled for adjournment on Friday.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjournment
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In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant signed a stipulation of discontinuance in November, according to a court document filed in December and obtained by Deadline.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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Their suit asserts that the suspension of the primaries would disenfranchise voters.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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In the spirit of never letting a crisis go to waste, the California oil industry has been using this moment to try to jam through its wish list, lobbying for more drilling permits, suspension of taxes, the elimination of environmental programs and subsidies for refineries.—
Ryan Cummings,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Franklin’s post, which included a time lapse of her artistic process, accrued hundreds of comments praising her work as well as the film’s decision to hire a human artist for the project.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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With the powers set to lapse, the House would likely accept a short-term extension.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Say goodbye to the mid-summer lull with the unstoppable flower power of these garden superstars.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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But that lull appears to be near its end, with both campaigns and the pro-Cornyn Super PAC Texans for a Conservative Majority now spending heavily to book up large blocks of television ads ahead of the May 26 runoff.—
James Osborne,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjournment. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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