arrears
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Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments are made a year in arrears, so if your costs rose this year, your Social Security payments wouldn’t go up in response until 2027.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
The wage arrears on Ivan's ship were in the region of $175,000 at the time of the ITF's initial involvement.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Inflation also undermines the value of Social Security payments, because the annual cost-of-living adjustments come a year in arrears.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
By the summer, Saks was in arrears with more suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
My own work, with its manifold arrears, took me all day to clear off; it was dark when I was able to inquire about my zoöphagous patient.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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