deferring
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Securing the right crude for the products with the highest margins, adapting what the refinery produces, or deferring maintenance enables oil companies to capture as much of the fleeting margins as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Yes, some of the gains are due to inflation, but the owner also benefits from deferring the tax until the asset is sold.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 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
Boeing declined to comment on the Safety Matters report, deferring to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The others were deferring to him, allowing him the clean shot, giving him back the ball more often than they gave it back to each other.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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