delay
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This restriction holds true even if the government’s own delay is the reason the lawsuit arrived so late.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
For the relatives of those who died and Al-Marimi himself, this latest delay means a verdict might not come until next spring.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Whatever this operation saves in basis points, it will cost multiples in delay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Secondly, they requested that the weekly visits by Khan's family reinstated by the court "be honoured without interruption or administrative delay".
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Emmett asks, like this will delay Aunt Nancy from doing whatever she wants.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
McCartney said passengers had completed the normal departure process on Saturday night, collecting their boarding passes and gathering at the gate before the flight was called off after more than two hours of delays.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It simply delays the medicine that must eventually be taken.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Johnson’s acting chief financial officer, Steven Mahr, and budget director, Annette Guzman, defended the administration and attributed the delays to complex rollout processes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Indiana's governor Mike Braun said on Sunday there was "no excuse for these delays".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
At times, Salva felt almost frantic at the delays and frustrations.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
Paramount-Warner Bros. merger talked delayed as California’s Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tata Steel said plans could be delayed for up to eight months due to an electrical issue.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Trump delayed their implementation by three days last week as Washington and Ottawa intensified talks towards a deal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
In any case, much of CTU’s legal complaint concerns criticism of its years of delayed financial audits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Scheduled flights were delayed by hours, security took an unprecedented length of time, the flight itself was terrifying, but on Saturday morning when Aimee woke up, her mother was standing in her bedroom doorway.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
But delaying any solution will only exacerbate the price tag.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was, they both said, much better than the one they saw in New York back in April 2024 - and well worth delaying their journey home for.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In addition, Paramount said that delaying the transaction until next spring will add $190 million in bridge loan financing costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Yet Murrill opposed all three, delaying their compensation for nearly two years.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The high oceanic temperatures will release more water vapor into the air, increasing cloudiness, shielding the Earth from sunlight and delaying the end a little.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing delay
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