deferred
Example Sentences
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The Treasury is likely to receive tens of billions in capital-gains payments that were deferred for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
Hugo and Mariano Jinkis will enter deferred prosecution agreements resolving Justice Department allegations filed more than a decade ago, according to a notice prosecutors filed in New York federal court and unsealed on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I helped him to a bedroom upstairs; while he took off his coat and vest I told him that all arrangements had been deferred until he came.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
