overdue
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Molly Connah, 32, had been overdue by a day when she took her nine-year-old son Alfie to see Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Library freezes fines, receives magazine 132 years overdue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Thankfully, he won't have to pay the $12,055 fine for being 48,220 days overdue."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
We are long overdue to demonstrate mature and patriotic civic leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He was long overdue for a rise in rank, but for all his size and bluster, the captain disliked nosing about for promotions and salary increases.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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