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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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Iran Air, the country's flagship carrier, reopened domestic routes after a 50-day suspension on Wednesday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The baseline suspension for first-time domestic violence offenders?—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Conservative activists online and Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed that sentiment in the wake of the shooting, expressing concern at the lapse in security.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since then, and despite some notable lapses, the agency has steadily increased its protective methodologies, techniques and technologies to mitigate threats of varying degrees.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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But this lull in anti-vaccine rhetoric and action should not be mistaken for a durable pivot in federal vaccine policy.—
Will Walters,
STAT,
23 Apr. 2026
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Yet, instead of taking advantage of this lull to prepare for the future by upgrading transmission lines and incorporating smart grid technologies en masse, policymakers procrastinated.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjournment. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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