overdue
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To critics, a return to local control is long overdue — and some have tried to apply legal and political pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The charity added it is calling on the Welsh government to commit to an "overdue review" and update of the relevant Code of Practice, external, which has been unchanged since its publication in 2009.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The U.S. dismissed the proposed measures last week as “modest, long overdue, and ultimately superficial smoke signals.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Guterres said the agriculture and waste sectors must take steps to curb their methane output but he put a "special focus" on the fossil fuel industry to "do what is long overdue".
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
There are currently about 245,000 Indians answering phones from all over the world or dialing out to solicit people for credit cards or cell phone bargains or overdue bills.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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