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For this, I defer to the final scene of “Cabaret.”

From Salon

Due to health reasons he was handed a deferred custody warrant and is not currently in jail.

From BBC

Under the circumstances, the GOP’s insistence that the healthcare subsidies be taken out of the current budget debate and deferred to the end of the year looks like a cynical ploy.

Facing the possibility of coming off the bench ahead of a contract year, Hachimura said he would defer to coaches to decide what was best.

The bathroom project’s $961,125 budget is funded by park fees and deferred maintenance funds, according to parks department records.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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