delay
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Anthony put a post on Facebook page sharing his mother's experience, saying the delay was not acceptable "for anyone, let alone a 93-year-old".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Though the delay from RTO is often only a day, mail can be delayed longer if it’s deposited in a mailbox after the daily pickup time, or just before Sunday or a holiday.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
For 90 minutes a lightning delay threatened to end the affair all together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Sridhar referenced a comment made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, that every quarter delay in a gigawatt data center translates to $10 billion of missed revenue.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
It would have to take its chance of being delayed; and delay would be fatal, with enemies on the track.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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After months of preparation and repeated delays, the bears eventually travelled from Moscow via Abu Dhabi to Dublin, arriving in Ireland in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
They said they hoped the agency’s special measures would limit delays, but some said mistakes were likely.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Apple’s new foldable iPhone Duo went on sale in stores Friday, but online shipping delays stretched out to January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“This shift will also reduce competing rail traffic and shorten potential weather-related delays for other carriers, including Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and freight trains, that operate along the beachfront corridor near San Clemente.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
We met other girls on Io, but I was chatting back to Quendy the whole time, even though there were some meg delays in feed service between the planets.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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Though the delay from RTO is often only a day, mail can be delayed longer if it’s deposited in a mailbox after the daily pickup time, or just before Sunday or a holiday.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
The four-lane bridge was completed in 2014 but its opening was delayed due to a lack of connecting roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side, according to South Korean news reports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
The game was one of many across the Southland delayed or postponed by lightning, particularly in Orange County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Not only are those misdiagnosed undergoing treatment for a condition they don’t have, they are also delayed in getting a proper diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
By then my legs had begun to shake from delayed shock!
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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Mamdani resumed the sweeps after a series of outdoor deaths during a cold snap, but his administration implemented a policy delaying removing the structures for at least seven days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Promoter Frank Warren is working towards staging Hrgovic's first defence in Croatia early next year, potentially delaying a reunion with Dubois.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Here’s the trade-off: If you live well into your 80s, delaying benefits will result in higher lifetime monthly payments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The earlier fat intake also slowed gastric emptying, delaying the movement of glucose from the stomach into the intestine.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“I talked with headquarters,” Pena spoke slowly, delaying the news to increase my anticipation.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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