deferred
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The state contributed $80 million to the Oschin Center’s creation, and it is spending another $450 million on Expo’s deferred maintenance, accessibility and a new park along the complex’s south edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Any aggressive policy-driven positioning in the currency market is likely to be deferred until next week, when policy meetings for both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan are scheduled, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
You also asked whether payments could be deferred for five or even 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Sheriff John MacRitchie deferred sentencing until 6 November to allow background reports to be carried out.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Her cousin’s removal left Briony center stage—there was no sign yet of Robbie—and the way she was listened to, deferred to and gently prompted seemed at one with her new maturity.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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