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delinquent

[dih-ling-kwuhnt] / dɪˈlɪŋ kwənt /


ADJECTIVE
overdue, unpaid
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NOUN
person who is late paying bills
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The low rates contrast with Federal Reserve Bank of New York data showing 13% of credit card balances were 90 days or more delinquent in early 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Unity, to make a long story longer, was in the air that year — and not just because my separated parents were bonding over their juvenile delinquent son.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Hochman said the comic paid his taxes before 2019 and that the California Franchise Tax Board sent more than 70 demand notices regarding his delinquent tax returns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Typically this means amended returns, catching up delinquent FBARs, and foreign-account reporting.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

She's probably looking for me, wanting to turn her delinquent nephew in to the police.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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

During Easter week, the pope chose to perform the traditional washing of others’ feet in a facility for juvenile delinquents.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2025

“I expressed my concerns at the end of June because delinquents had used video game habits to trivialize the violence on social networks,” he said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2023

She felt that the only reason they’d survived this long without turning into cowardly wimps or juvenile delinquents was because they’d had each other.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech




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