deferred
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That and other changes sought by the owners, including a ban on deferred contract payments, would have barred contracts such as Shohei Ohtani’s and Juan Soto’s, which have huge deferred balances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
At the time of the murder, he was on a structured deferred sentence for that case.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
You may still have a taxable gain depending on the deferred gain carried over from the original 1031 exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
That effectively pushes a deferred decision to December, meaning four more months resting on an inflation forecast Warsh’s colleagues are already struggling to defend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
But my dream had to be deferred, for I learned very quickly of the extensive plans that the ANC had for me, and none of them involved a relaxing journey to the Transkei.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
