deferred

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A big portion of MLP income may qualify as returned capital and thus is tax deferred.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

O'Dwyer deferred to Lloyd as the company owner to decide the final route but raised valid concerns, such as the drop over the weir.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Niki’s musical genius is frequently alluded to, dreams deferred by his hearing disorder, and Woodall physically communicates that repressed frustration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Many projects, like the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial and African American history museum, began as the deferred dreams of ordinary citizens.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

So my dream was deferred that morning, but I wasn’t going to give up.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson