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The deferments will also affect Hurricane Maria recovery at Puerto Rico military facilities. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego military construction projects won’t be cut to fund wall, Defense Department list shows," 4 Sep. 2019 Trump has long defended his deferments as legitimate. — Wire Service Reports, oregonlive.com, "Trump pledges student loan debt forgiveness for disabled veterans as he addresses AMVETS convention," 21 Aug. 2019 Federal loans also have provisions for deferment, a time period where your loans do not accrue interest. — David J. Nguyen, The Conversation, "5 things to consider before taking out a student loan," 28 Aug. 2019 If their salary drops below the $40,000 threshold or a student loses his or her job, that student will be put on deferment status. — Slade Rand, courant.com, "Holberton School, newly arrived in Connecticut, trains software engineers and allows students to defer tuition payments until they have a job," 29 July 2019 With a deferment, the federal government pays the interest on subsidized loans (up to a maximum of three years). — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Struggling to pay student loans? You could be targeted by scammers," 10 July 2019 Moulton criticized the fact that Trump did not serve in Vietnam, instead receiving a deferment. — Fox News, "2020 Dem Seth Moulton: Trump 'harder to beat' than party thinks, but right coalition can best him," 26 June 2019 Nelson, 43, doesn’t regret choosing a career in social services, although her bachelor’s and master’s degrees left her with $100,000 in student loans, which are in deferment. — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, "The Nonprofit Hospital That Makes Millions, Owns a Collection Agency and Relentlessly Sues the Poor," 27 June 2019 Engineering and science students received Selective Service deferments, their fields deemed critical to the national interest. — al.com, "The hard-charging space program: Breakthroughs, breakdowns and breakneck," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deferment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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