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Recent Examples of deferment
The settlement agreement will end the SAVE plan, but would allow certain deferment and forbearance periods that are currently enjoined to count again toward student loan forgiveness.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Tesla sought the deferment this week from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is probing the suite of features the company also refers to as FSD.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
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
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Tesla sought the deferment this week from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is probing the suite of features the company also refers to as FSD.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferment
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The Altadena Library District, which normally relies on property tax revenues for 95% of its funding, has been hit hard by property tax deferrals since the Eaton fire.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Taking deferrals into account, the net-present day value set an MLB record at about $57 million per year.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The uncertainty has already led to the postponement of Duckett’s execution, originally set for Tuesday evening, granting him a rare reprieve amid Florida’s recent brisk pace of fulfilling death penalty sentences.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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To request a postponement of the collections process, contact the IRS at 800-829-1050.—
Kat Tretina,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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If there had been even a 30-second delay, Wilson might be alive, Pastor Ronald Blackwood told Wilson’s family and friends last Saturday at his funeral service at the Star of David Funeral Chapel in North Lauderdale.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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