delinquent

People were missing work, and had been delinquent on repairs, and late on bills, calling in favors everywhere, even for the essentials.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The rate includes delinquent loans and likely borrower defaults.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I could go sit in a corner, and you can be a juvenile delinquent reading juvenile delinquent books.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Disclosures are due within 30 days of becoming a candidate or by May 15, whichever is later, and must be done annually, making Haynes delinquent.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

Facing serious criminal charges, and with her court hearing only two weeks away, Claudette feared she might be sent to a reform school as a juvenile delinquent.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described those carrying out settler attacks as a handful of misguided young people: "150 juvenile delinquents", he's called them, or "70 teenagers from broken homes".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The RF also affords some measure of security against top-slashing thieves and delinquents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Opened in 1873, the privately operated detention facility housed petty delinquents and orphans, said Marc Schindler, a professor at Georgetown who leads the project.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

The idea of teenage delinquents in ducktail haircuts strolling through the Manhattan slums, clicking their fingers in unison and protecting their turf, was already quaint lore from the half-forgotten Eisenhower era.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025

Mom told me state prosecutors make sure the state keeps delinquents off the street, to uphold the values of the community.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes