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delay

[dih-ley] / dɪˈleɪ /




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That marks a difference from where he stood earlier this year, when he described rate reductions as the single missing ingredient for stronger economic growth and argued the Fed had no reason to delay.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

But he faced pressure from Labour MP Tan Dhesi, who chairs the defence select committee, who warned that further delay to the plan risked "further damage to our defence-industrial base".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Another commenter on the Seattle Times website writes of the delay in opening the new store:

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

People with the highest enrichment developed Alzheimer's at an average age of 94, compared to age 88 for those with the lowest enrichment, over a five-year delay.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

If I stopped someone to ask them a question, and that thirty-second delay caused them to accidentally get taken out by a runaway horse or something, I could completely alter history.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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