defer

Example Sentences

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“When clients defer to AI, it may prompt advisers to question the value of their human contribution.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Gwen was too late to defer her 2025 offer, but has since applied and been accepted to study history and politics at the University of Manchester in September.

From BBC

It "fails on the actual main goal: creating one true standard across Europe that creates legal certainty for our startups", since it defers legal authority to national courts, "aka 27 flavours of interpretation", it said.

From Barron's

Her home, health and car insurance have all increased, as has her mortgage, but she can’t defer her student loan payments because she must stay current on them to obtain public service loan forgiveness.

From Salon

But, for some, the end will be deferred after a compromise deal was struck that gives a select few a chance to board what one outgoing peer called the "hereditary lifeboat".

From BBC