defer
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“I did not give my consent to any Trustee of my Trust to withhold, defer, or retain my Age-30 Distribution indefinitely,” Reiner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Whether this legal challenge will succeed depends in part on whether judges will continue to defer to the president on these particular levies, no matter how much they deviate from previous practice.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Many towns and cities help older homeowners stay in their homes by permitting them to defer their taxes until they sell their homes or pass away.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Burnham was health secretary in a Gordon Brown government which proposed a compulsory levy which people could defer until after they had died.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
They try to make this monthly visit informal—everyone wearing civilian clothes, though they all defer to the Gestapo captain as if he were the King of England.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
You may still have a taxable gain depending on the deferred gain carried over from the original 1031 exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Sentencing had been deferred so that background reports could be prepared.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He deferred to the public-safety division, citing the active investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The decision was deferred for six months and he was placed under the supervision of a parole officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
He deferred his departure a whole week, and during that time he made me feel what severe punishment a good yet stern, a conscientious yet implacable man can inflict on one who has offended him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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
The payments are the result of the Mets in 2000 deferring the last $5.9 million of his four-year contract after releasing him on the heels of a .160 batting average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
If it distributes the asset, beneficiaries can wait to sell it, deferring any tax bills.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
Once she starts deferring to me, I’ll know that I’ve slipped into the virtual driver’s seat, regardless of who’s actually driving.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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