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“I did not give my consent to any Trustee of my Trust to withhold, defer, or retain my Age-30 Distribution indefinitely,” Reiner said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Also known by its rather unsubtle acronym, CRUSH, this initiative is taking unprecedented steps to withhold and defer funds in response to suspected fraud.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Many towns and cities help older homeowners stay in their homes by permitting them to defer their taxes until they sell their homes or pass away.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

IBM’s warning suggested AI infrastructure spending is now displacing hardware budgets, too—squeezing a company whose customers install traditional systems in their own data centers and can defer big-ticket upgrades such as mainframes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

I hated the business, I begged leave to defer it: no—it should be gone through with now.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The decline of PIKs is partly due to fewer deals being made for software firms like Medallia, where deferred interest is more common.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Sentencing had been deferred so that background reports could be prepared.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

There is genuine interest in revisiting issues like the balance sheet and communications that the Fed has deferred.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

"Net bookings", the company's preferred revenue yardstick which excludes some deferred sales, was down slightly less in April-June, falling nine percent to 256 million euros.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

With Richardson’s curve and the simplest extrapolation for the future growth of the human population, the two curves do not intersect until the thirtieth century or so, and Doomsday is deferred.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Other cost-cutting measures were also announced, such as deferring wage increases until 2035 and having senior executives forgo base salary increases in 2027 and 2028.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The payments are the result of the Mets in 2000 deferring the last $5.9 million of his four-year contract after releasing him on the heels of a .160 batting average.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

If both sides decide the costs of the war are becoming unbearable, they could cut an agreement that stops the fighting while deferring decisions on the toughest issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

“Ah don’t wanna break in ’n’ meddle where Ah ain’ got no bis- ness, suh,” the preacher said in a tone that was militant, but deferring.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright