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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The 2021 edition was suspended because of COVID-19.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Last year, the financial center was forced to suspend companies linked to Iranian oil trader Hossein Shamkhani after a Bloomberg story exposed the network.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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There had been a fear coming into the week that the players might cause a work stoppage that would have postponed the season-opening game.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Third, February’s report will include some annual revisions that were postponed due to the historic government shutdown this past fall.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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With two and a half weeks to go before the Legislature adjourns its session, no bill has been introduced outlining the possible terms of that arrangement.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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The two sides adjourned after around three hours of talks and resumed the discussions later.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the Texas primaries, each party wanted to get to a future a little beyond its candidates’ reach—in which political destiny was tempered and interrupted by the particularity of its characters.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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The messages were described as featuring a robotic voice that made the death threat while police communications were interrupted by Nazi songs and messages praising Adolf Hitler.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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