defer
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"Sometimes we have to defer or reduce orders," explains company owner Ensly Smith.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
And Chief Justice John G. Roberts has said in the past that judges should usually defer to the federal agency that is responsible fo regulating drugs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
He adds that the “decision to defer development at Xantho Extended appears increasingly framed as risk management rather than constraint.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
As funds competed to lend their money, they allowed more borrowers to defer cash interest payments by adding a period’s interest to the loan amount as “payments in kind.”
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Perhaps she could defer at Yale for a semester and start late.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing defer
The Great Gatsby
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