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belated

adjective as in late, slow

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Running back Christian McCaffrey had a 100-yard game on his belated seasonal debut, quarterback Brock Purdy had a season-high 353 passing yards and rookie Ricky Pearsall scored his first NFL touchdown but the San Francisco 49ers still almost blew their game in Tampa Bay.

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She has fully embraced Biden’s belated toughening of asylum rules on the border — and since she’s been stung by the issue, she’s likely to follow through.

But the White House may very well have come to the belated conclusion that unconditionality hasn’t worked in leading to the regional deescalation it ostensibly wants.

In a statement provided to Chris Haynes, the NBA reporter who first reported on the lawsuit, the Clippers said: “Mr. Shelton’s claims were investigated and found to be without merit. We honored Mr. Shelton’s employment contract and paid him in full. This lawsuit is a belated attempt to shake down the Clippers based on accusations that Mr. Shelton should know are false.”

But Gay’s was belated; she focused on her “emotional glow-up” first.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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