delinquent
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Beca is a surly delinquent of questionable judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
That freeze ended up lasting more than three years, with an additional year of “on-ramping” in which late payments didn’t count as delinquent or impact credit scores.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
These auto-loan figures exclude accounts that are regarded as “seriously derogatory,” which refer to severely delinquent, charged-off or repossessed debts that are usually shut down and written off by lenders.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
It was just wrong for the delinquent to have any artistic talent.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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