deferred

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This is the story of what happens to a dream deferred in the dusty apartments, drag clubs and secluded rivers of Colombia in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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

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