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  • plural of delay.
  • present tense form of delay (3rd person singular).

delays





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Salesforce users ‘may experience severe delays, intermittent errors, or an inability to access some services,’ the company says.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Tapping the Treasury Department’s roughly $900 billion “checking account” for buybacks only delays the eventual issuance of more U.S. debt.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

More companies have sought to brace their supply chains against disruptions such as extreme weather, shipping delays and factory shutdowns since the Covid-19 pandemic, including by manufacturing goods closer to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

County courts received nearly 15,000 petitions for domestic violence restraining orders and dismissed 57% of them due to procedural delays from the person making the request.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

But delays seemed all that this court existed for.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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