deferred

Example Sentences

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However, Mosley deferred to individual militaries when challenged by the BBC on the risk of time-pressured commanders ordering their officers to take Maven's output as being rubber-stamped.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The estimate is based on personal income tax withholding trends and includes cash bonuses paid for work performed in 2025 and bonuses deferred from prior years that have been cashed in.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

On the ground in Texas, doubts were often muted -- or deferred entirely to Trump himself.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

With 2025’s operating loss, the deferred asset grew to $243.5 billion last year, from $216 billion in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But Wang Lung thought of his land and pondered this way and that, with the sickened heart of deferred hope, how he could get back to it.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck