delay
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No clear explanation has been given for the delay in publicly addressing the scandal’s effect on recruitment efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, the development could prolong legal proceedings and delay IHH’s mandatory takeover offer for an additional 26% of Fortis Healthcare, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Some public health experts have feared this would disrupt or delay vaccine approvals.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
"The only way to minimise harm is to cut emissions now... not to delay action with speculative techno-fixes," said Lili Fuhr from campaign organisation CIEL.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The delay gave General Washington a chance to pull off a miracle.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Potential data-center delays are another challenge Oracle could face, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Supt John Wrintmore from Cleveland Police said there was potential for traffic disruption and delays from 15:00 to 17:00 on Friday.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
It did find that privately insured patients experienced the shortest delays, but those for Medicare patients were only minimally different from the privately insured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Street signs boast of "generations of Egyptian-Chinese friendship flowing like the Nile River", while residents have been warned to plan for substantial traffic delays on their commutes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
I toss the ruined ones over my shoulder, not allowing for delays.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Like any peace treaty, however, the truce at Volkswagen relied on withdrawn threats, delayed decisions and a very carefully worded joint declaration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tracking website Flightradar24 showed just after 16:00 BST on Friday that 40% of flights were delayed, with 1% cancelled.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Los Angeles County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year’s devastating wildfires complained that their claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Satellite imagery that could aid in more precise tracking is often delayed or not available.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
At the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle in March 1915, “It was foggy and the attack was delayed two hours, which didn’t do our spirits much good,” British corporal Alan Bray recalled.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Most are now delaying or recontextualizing those goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
At a cremation site in Kathmandu, the family of Mahesh Dangol prepared to bid farewell to him after delaying the funeral by a few days.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Bass has supported delaying the minimum wage hike and expanding the short-term rental market, saying more beds will be needed for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Dickson said conscientious objection was also delaying and obstructing access to abortion care in NHS settings in Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
By delaying publication of the dispatches, he bought time.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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