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Recent Examples of deferment
This was from a man who avoided the war with four student deferments and a medical deferment for bone spurs in his heel.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
The wife of a Department of Homeland Security worker in Ohio said that her bank rejected her request for a deferment on her mortgage.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
And the backlog for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness credit continues to grow, impacting public service workers who were unable to get the financial help due to deferment or a period of forbearance.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Wage garnishment would be a major shift from Biden-era policies that allowed for student loan deferment and forgiveness in some cases.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
The wife of a Department of Homeland Security worker in Ohio said that her bank rejected her request for a deferment on her mortgage.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
And the backlog for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness credit continues to grow, impacting public service workers who were unable to get the financial help due to deferment or a period of forbearance.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Wage garnishment would be a major shift from Biden-era policies that allowed for student loan deferment and forgiveness in some cases.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferment
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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
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The governor’s office said National Grid, Eversource, Berkshire Gas and Unitil have all agreed to waive all interest charges related to the rate deferrals — following the push from Healey.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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The postponement comes as the island nation's communist-run government endures its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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The postponement comes one day after Malinin finished eighth in the men's free skate.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The agency has struggled to meet federal and state deadlines, with over one-third of cash assistance cases still facing delays as of late 2024 and throughout 2025.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Every month of permitting delays or grid interconnection backlogs is a month where investment risks flowing elsewhere.—
Stuart Loren,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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