delinquent
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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
There are signs of trouble ahead for securitized commercial real-estate loans, with a “specially serviced rate” of 12%, which is combination of delinquent loans and those likely to default, according to research by Deutsche Bank.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mr. Chandler certainly gets it, making Hal a wisecracking, long-suffering delinquent who’s as charming as he is insubordinate—not an original type, perhaps, but the actor makes his character the magnetic force of the whole series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The library’s original borrowing records have been lost, however, leaving the identity of the delinquent reader — and the reason the book was sealed inside a fireplace — a mystery.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Daddy left his computer laying around. Seems like he wanted to know all about his future juvenile delinquent superstar.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
It was used in October 2005 by then-French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, to describe young delinquents and rioters during a tense visit to the housing projects of Paris suburb Argenteuil.
From BBC ● Oct. 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
“We are not delinquents, we are not bad people, we are here to work to support our family.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
And now Malcolm and Tagoe will be tagged as juvenile delinquents.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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