defer
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His friends and former clerks describe him as a quiet workaholic who tends to defer to other people in one-on-one conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I submit to you that doesn’t defer bad conduct, it just allows you to continue to do it,” said Michelle Meyers, an attorney for Every Fire Survivor’s Network, at the news conference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Another option is to defer gains with exchange funds, private investment partnerships that allow investors to diversify concentrated stock positions without triggering immediate capital-gains taxes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
His strategy is to defer the most contentious issues, hoping that will be enough to bring Tehran along, political analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
“Again I must defer the credit,” said Mr. Benedict.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
He also receives deferred compensation he saved while working.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Over the past decade, Oregon lawmakers doubled funding for the state’s affordable housing tax credit and started offering low-interest and deferred loans for construction.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The 18-year-old has been accepted to University of Colorado Boulder but deferred for a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Boeing deferred questions about the timeframe to the Air Force but said it is an "honor to be entrusted" with the contract.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
You dipped into the muddy waters of the Harlem River and shouted °taste and see * that we Black folk be good at fanning hope and stoking the fires of dreams deferred.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
But a spoof is under no obligation to turn that one joke into a full narrative as it does by deferring to a younger cast, and only checking in with the franchise’s original players occasionally.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Boeing declined to comment on the Safety Matters report, deferring to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Cheniere Energy, another gas exporter, has said it is considering deferring maintenance at some of its units to produce more supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Motions to dismiss charges in the case paint some of the officers as rookies deferring to their superiors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
The others were deferring to him, allowing him the clean shot, giving him back the ball more often than they gave it back to each other.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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