belated
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A belated recusal would be better than no recusal.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
Mojica planned a belated coming out talk at dinner the night before; the discussion never happened.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
The belated admissions, which contradict some positions taken by the health board during the six-year inquiry, have been welcomed.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Pace bowler Josh Tongue emerged with his reputation enhanced, while Jacob Bethell's coming-of-age century in the final Test was a belated silver lining.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Once or twice a year I arranged for a priest to come and bless unions, animals, and machines, baptize children, and say a belated prayer for the dead.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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