Plural of deferment; multiple instances of postponing or delaying.
From deferment (defer + -ment) + -s (English plural). Following standard English pluralization of nouns ending in -ment.
Plural nouns often seem boring, but deferments shaped history—thousands of young men navigated draft deferments, and those decisions rippled across generations and families.
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