belatedly

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Many continue to take her advice, as she is now belatedly admitting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Australia's Test run machine eventually earned a place in the squad proper when the selectors belatedly named a replacement for Josh Hazlewood, who was ruled out of the competition before a ball was bowled.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The idea of history being celebrated and preserved courses through “Once Upon a Time in Harlem,” a conversational documentary belatedly assembled from a 1972 gathering of Harlem Renaissance giants at Duke Ellington’s apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

The best international artist category belatedly reflects the rise of Latin music, with Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny and Spanish iconoclast Rosalía receiving the genre's first ever Brit nominations.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

The statement, she realized belatedly, was not directed at Anat.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny