deferred

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By then, the national story was one of disinvestment: deferred maintenance, fiscal crises, crime and a general sense that big public systems were what Europe did and America had outgrown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

Billings, which adjusts revenue to include changes in deferred revenue, jumped 31% from a year ago to $2.09 billion.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

In the March quarter, Fortinet grew billings — calculated as revenue plus the change in deferred revenue — by 31% to $2.09.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The rumors were in fact true, though on all constitutional questions Jefferson deferred to Madison’s superior judgment, so he could accept the offer to become America's first secretary of state without political reservations.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis