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deferment

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Recent Examples of deferment This benefit is suspended during periods of deferment, grace period, or forbearance. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Castle, a soldier who was eligible for a deferment — due to his stateside work as an engineer — but enlisted anyway. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 June 2026 With the knowledge that the initial deferment would only last until April 30 of this year the Every Fire Survivor’s Network sent a proposal to the governor’s office to extend the deferment in March and Newsom approved it six weeks later, according to the resource hub. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 The department is also approving student loan forgiveness through PSLF Buyback, a related program that allows borrowers to make a lump sum payment to retroactively count certain non-qualifying periods of deferment and forbearance. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deferment

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Then there's the contract deferrals, which are a constant source of misinformation.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
In December, the back-to-back defending-champion Dodgers signed Díaz to a three-year, $69 million contract with deferrals, barely edging the Mets’ offer.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Organizers have not announced any postponement or cancellation and continue to publish event preparation updates for participants.

— James Ward, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The administration’s postponement of a Food and Drug Administration rule hampered the food safety system, which hindered a response to the outbreak.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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