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Recent Examples of adjournment
Agreement on both power and savings remained elusive Monday evening as legislators continued to debate both questions while racing toward the General Assembly’s Wednesday adjournment deadline.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
The Legislature failed to complete much of the $66 billion two-year budget by a May 19 session adjournment deadline.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
What's next: Lawmakers in both chambers and Walz will spend the coming weeks reconciling differences between their budget proposals ahead of a May 19 adjournment deadline.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 30 Apr. 2025
House Speaker Matt Ritter, a Hartford Democrat who controls the agenda, keeps a close eye on the clock in the final days as numerous lawmakers want their bills on a wide variety of issues to pass in a scramble before the midnight adjournment.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
The Legislature failed to complete much of the $66 billion two-year budget by a May 19 session adjournment deadline.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
What's next: Lawmakers in both chambers and Walz will spend the coming weeks reconciling differences between their budget proposals ahead of a May 19 adjournment deadline.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 30 Apr. 2025
House Speaker Matt Ritter, a Hartford Democrat who controls the agenda, keeps a close eye on the clock in the final days as numerous lawmakers want their bills on a wide variety of issues to pass in a scramble before the midnight adjournment.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjournment
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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At least one opposition party has called for his suspension.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The memo also calls for the temporary suspension of LEP.gov, a federal website for people with limited English proficiency.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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But, in a rare defensive lapse at his new position, Betts spiked a throw to first that Freddie Freeman couldn’t corral.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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The Argentinian president was under pressure from the International Monetary Fund and Washington to let the credit line with China lapse, but Milei refused to do so and managed to hold his own, playing both sides against the middle.—
Jorge Heine,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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In the depths of life’s lulls, it was forgotten, left in a bun for days, dry, untouched.—
Sophie Meharenna,
Allure,
2 July 2025
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Allocations will be adjusted dynamically with gold exposure increasing during crypto market downturns, and bitcoin exposure increasing when gold is in a lull period.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjournment. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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