deferred
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Bookings, a metric reflecting deferred revenue, fell 12% to $1.7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
Under the U.K. government’s proposal, the SFO would award whistleblowers who provide information that is “both significant and original” and that leads to a successful enforcement action against a company, including a deferred prosecution agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He deferred federal taxes on the fuel and authorised supplies designated for farm use to be used in interstate trucking.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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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