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You would happily drive twice the distance, eat three times the terrible food, to have another chance to defer this last time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The 2026 limit on what you can defer from your paycheck is $24,500, or $32,500 if you’re 50 or older.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

He also urges the justices to defer heavily to military leaders’ judgments about readiness and deployability.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Handler appeared to defer to the soloists, while the trio looked to encourage her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Your arguments will tend to prosper if they are founded on the common assumptions of your audience—or, in special cases, if the audience is minded to defer to your authority.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Switzerland's system of direct democracy means major political decisions are often deferred to the voters through referenda.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Tenant Union Federation, a national tenant group, has organized several rent strikes in financially distressed buildings where landlords had deferred maintenance or raised rents to pay their mortgage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

And some state prisons have astronomical deferred maintenance bills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Rather, his continued status is merely a temporary arrangement, with the Credentials Committee's decision deferred annually."

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

You dipped into the muddy waters of the Harlem River and shouted °taste and see * that we Black folk be good at fanning hope and stoking the fires of dreams deferred.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

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

You don’t want to look back later and kick yourself for deferring your taxes but incurring poor returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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

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