delinquent
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Disclosures are due within 30 days of becoming a candidate or by May 15, whichever is later, and must be done annually, making Haynes delinquent.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Loans couldn’t enter default during this time, and federal programs designed to help delinquent borrowers and debt forgiveness initiatives brought millions out of default.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The low rates contrast with Federal Reserve Bank of New York data showing 13% of credit card balances were 90 days or more delinquent in early 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Unity, to make a long story longer, was in the air that year — and not just because my separated parents were bonding over their juvenile delinquent son.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
A phone with Caller ID, best friend of the occasionally delinquent bill payer.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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The RF also affords some measure of security against top-slashing thieves and delinquents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Opened in 1873, the privately operated detention facility housed petty delinquents and orphans, said Marc Schindler, a professor at Georgetown who leads the project.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The idea of teenage delinquents in ducktail haircuts strolling through the Manhattan slums, clicking their fingers in unison and protecting their turf, was already quaint lore from the half-forgotten Eisenhower era.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
During Easter week, the pope chose to perform the traditional washing of others’ feet in a facility for juvenile delinquents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
She felt that the only reason they’d survived this long without turning into cowardly wimps or juvenile delinquents was because they’d had each other.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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