belated
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The group attributed the belated increase to increased demand for cocoa powder and some customers "replenishing their stocks".
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
EchoStar said in mid-June that DBS would make belated interest payments on several of its bonds due on June 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Part-time spinner Jacob Bethell bowled before Archer, whose belated introduction was explained by a need to rest after bowling an eight-over spell on the first evening.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Their discomfort now is real, but it is also belated and partial.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
I talked straight through the night, and he silently took my confes sions, maledictions, as though he were some font of blessing at which I might leave a final belated tithe.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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