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The Dodgers open 2026 with a record $381 million payroll, while having over $1 billion in deferrals.—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 The same tax treatment applies to company matches of up to $2,500 per employee and to worker salary deferrals of up to $2,500.—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026 Eleven committee members voted in favor of a motion to effectively kill the bill, while two voted against its deferral.—Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Feb. 2026 At four years, $240 million, that’s $60 million a year (not counting deferrals), for a player who has never gotten a first-place MVP vote.—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deferral