delay
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If they delay or go too early, the domestiques can get in the way of their own rider, or a rival can use the train to launch themselves to the line.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Environmental advocates counter that additional fossil fuel production can encourage more consumption and delay the energy transition.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
That could cause people to delay major purchases and cut back on other forms of discretionary spending — potentially a problem for an economy that is driven in large part by consumption.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
XTI on Tuesday said a committee of independent board members is working to complete the review, which it said will delay the timely filing of the company’s second-quarter report with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Yet once they were settled into their new life in Washington, far away from Fabyan, there was no longer any reason to delay.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Most recently, people in Worcestershire hit out over postal delays, complaining of weeks-long delays for important post to arrive, with some missing hospital appointments.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Clecat association noted the low river levels had already resulted in "higher transport costs, delays, postponed shipments and reduced production flexibility".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Consequently, construction delays mounted, all transmogrified into change orders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
After the delays and cost increases, these projects have not exactly delivered reliable marvels.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Keep on like this,” he cried, “and you’ll have no chance at all. First a gwythaint delays us, now a pig!”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
The league has called off tournaments, slashed prize money, delayed player payments and faced a lawsuit from creative agency Fresh Tape Media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
In the meantime, it doesn’t hurt to mull over other ways to help foster an appreciation for delayed gratification — in ways you’d be able to see and appreciate while you’re alive.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The framework incorporates a lightweight Transformer architecture designed to account for hydrological memory and delayed effects within mountainous catchments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Morning rain delayed the action until 14:45 BST.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
A PIH ally said that costs would only rise if the world delayed taking on MDR.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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
The new demands complicate the peace negotiations, potentially delaying an end to the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Something is delaying the consumption of their union.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing delay
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