deferred

Example Sentences

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“Demand is real, deferred, and building,” Miller said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Dick Ewell had frozen; he had deferred to Early.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara