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delay

[dih-ley] / dɪˈleɪ /




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“Anything that’s missing, or any delay in answers — that’s a red flag,” Lester added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

“We’re going to do this thoughtfully but with urgent velocity; the stakes are too high to wait or delay action,” Newsom said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Their lifetime is so short that any significant delay would prevent them from reaching the surface before they decay.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

"The overriding conclusion is that responsibility for the delay in contacting the police lies squarely with the executives," said Bolton, from Irwin Mitchell.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

A little delay on the trip to Manila.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

A number of apparent explosions have since been heard in the capital and major problems reported at King Khalid International Airport, with the tracking website FlightRadar24 reporting long delays and cancellations.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Fluence Energy cut its fiscal-year revenue forecast as production delays and logistical problems disrupt its new Houston manufacturing facility.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Malekzadeh said 3,700 trucks were stranded on the Iranian side of the crossing to Turkey, with delays reaching 20 days.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The Semi and the Roadster have been in the works for years, suffering repeated delays since they were both introduced to investors by Musk as concepts in November 2017.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

He viewed the delays as an opportunity to spend time detailing the map.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

He was an airline dispatcher a few decades ago and says aircraft swaps, due to canceled or delayed flights, maintenance or other issues, were simpler then because planes weren’t as full and so subdivided.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

His 2026 debut was delayed by shoulder fatigue.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

A summit designed to reset and improve EU-UK relations has just been delayed - again - over cross-Channel differences.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

There’s no delayed retirement credit for waiting past age 67 to claim a spousal benefit, unlike for a person’s own benefit, which increases by 8% per year until age 70.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

“In the fourth century B.C., the sailing of the entire Attic fleet was delayed just because a soldier sneezed.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Inflation was lower than expected over summer, delaying a previously likely August rate rise, the bank’s analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Simeon de Brouwer of digital rights group EDRi said curbing access under 15 "does not address the cause of the harm, instead merely delaying people's inevitable exposure to it".

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Arteta went on to add that his methods also include delaying meals or transport, take different routes to grounds and making the dressing room hotter and more uncomfortable for players.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Natural-gas turbines can face multiyear delivery backlogs, delaying new gas-fired power plants.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

It’s a delaying tactic, the kind that juries love.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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