deferred
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Asked about the Post's reporting, the Kennedy Center declined to comment and referred AFP to a recent statement from spokesperson Roma Daravi blaming "decades of neglect and deferred maintenance by the previous leadership."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Singh also noted that Oracle’s growth in deferred revenue, or money the company receives in advance of delivering on services, outpaced growth in reported revenue in the cloud applications segment for two consecutive quarters.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, the closure has been deferred until the remaining residents have been relocated and arrangements for independent living have been completed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta’s office, which represented the state in court, deferred questions to the agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
There’s no indication that Henrietta questioned him; like most patients in the 1950s, she deferred to anything her doctors said.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
