1
as in to postpone
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence
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as in to hang
to place on an elevated point without support from below
suspended a banner proclaiming the town's "Heritage Days" from the archway
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Recent Examples of suspend
But those allegations don't change why Thomas was suspended in the first place.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
The Commerce Department then issued an export ban requiring the company to suspend all use by foreign nationals — including Anthropic employees themselves — to try to address the risk.
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Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The California Department of Motor Vehicles said authorities suspended her driving license in January 2024.
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Tom Wait,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
In addition to the federal complaint, LAHSA filed an application for a temporary restraining order to prevent HUD from suspending funding while the matter is reviewed in court.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
30 June 2026
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
The Commerce Department then issued an export ban requiring the company to suspend all use by foreign nationals — including Anthropic employees themselves — to try to address the risk.
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Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The California Department of Motor Vehicles said authorities suspended her driving license in January 2024.
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Tom Wait,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
In addition to the federal complaint, LAHSA filed an application for a temporary restraining order to prevent HUD from suspending funding while the matter is reviewed in court.
—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 June 2026
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After a nearly 12 hour meeting, the board opted to postpone changes to the majority of high school social studies curriculum to a later meeting.
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Advertisement Ann Korchak, board president of owner advocacy group Small Property Owners of New York, said in a statement to the media that the RGB should have postponed the vote until Smyth, the landlord representative, was replaced.
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This doesn't see three Li-ion battery packs all connected at once for long-range riding, but rather provides a downtube pack plus two spares in a cage hanging from the rear rack.
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For care, the brand recommends washing the set on a gentle cycle with cold water, then hanging it or laying it flat to air-dry.
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
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Rather than interrupting the matching set with a neutral shoe, Waterhouse kept the python going and let the sculptural heel distinguish the pair.
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Any behavior requires a coordinated action across the brain—swing a baseball bat, complete a math problem—and the more the action is repeated, the more the associated neural pathways will strengthen.
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Ryan returned the favor in the fourth, getting Dalton Rushing, Freeland and Ohtani to all swing and miss.
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The team’s board of directors approved the out-of-state move less than a week after the Illinois legislature adjourned without taking up a last-ditch Senate bill that would have allowed Arlington Heights or Chicago to enter into a public-private ownership deal with the NFL franchise.
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Beijing is not waiting for the planning commission to adjourn.
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The herbaceous perennial's name likely comes from its long, slender leaves that resemble spiders’ legs and the way its offsets dangle from the main plant like spiders from a web.
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Sher paired the look with minimal makeup, a pair of dangling earrings and a sunhat to shield her face from the sun.
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“Suspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspend. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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