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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After initially suspending the hospital from receiving stroke patients last summer, Schultz in October revoked its designation entirely as a stroke-neurology receiving center, one of nine in the county.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Days later, the Coast Guard suspended its search.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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The New Year's Day Evergreen plunge had to be postponed and is now scheduled for March first.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Drugs used to postpone puberty, counseling and meeting with other kids experiencing the same feelings helped tame the turmoil.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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The trial adjourned for the day, with Rowe telling Williams to think over his decision to fire his attorneys.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Peres Magalhães, the only witness to take the stand Wednesday, finished her testimony before the trial adjourned for the day.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index reported employees interrupted by a meeting, email or notification every two minutes on average (roughly 275 times a day), and nearly half of employees surveyed describe their work as chaotic and fragmented.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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These cycles stretch for hours, interrupted only by meal times and occasional group check-ins.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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