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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Since only a tiny fraction of employers who hire H-2A workers face severe consequences, human rights organizations also have urged regulators to suspend or ban more employers from the H-2A program.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the high court agrees to review the case, any potential retrial could be postponed indefinitely.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The question of whether to postpone or proceed with matches has been an increasingly fraught issue this season, and is not limited to medical emergencies involving individual players.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers adjourned their second special session last week.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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The proposal — An Act relative to eliminating cashless bail — was among the dozens of bills heard the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on Tuesday, though the committee adjourned without anyone offering testimony for or against the idea.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Cherry interrupts their twosome and a brawl ensues.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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It's not supposed to be interrupted by hazardous mold.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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