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delay

[dih-ley] / dɪˈleɪ /




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The delay in identifying Quinn came after detectives fixated on the wrong man.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“If you have the means to delay early claiming, you should,” Duffy said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

That marks a difference from where he stood earlier this year, when he described rate reductions as the single missing ingredient for stronger economic growth and argued the Fed had no reason to delay.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

People with the highest enrichment developed Alzheimer's at an average age of 94, compared to age 88 for those with the lowest enrichment, over a five-year delay.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Exhausted by the journey, we take this news of the delay badly.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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