defer to
Example Sentences
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And Chief Justice John G. Roberts has said in the past that judges should usually defer to the federal agency that is responsible fo regulating drugs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Mithril’s teams will defer to law enforcement in most cases, but they reserve the right to act independently during an attack, executives said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
At his Senate confirmation hearing in November, Selig told senators he would defer to the courts on whether or not sports prediction markets should be regulated by the states as gambling.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Federal law is entirely silent on this; the only federal statutes that govern the receipt of mail ballots explicitly defer to states’ decisions about deadlines.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
The society was to defer to the word of no authority but stick to the facts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
