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People were missing work, and had been delinquent on repairs, and late on bills, calling in favors everywhere, even for the essentials.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

There are signs of trouble ahead for securitized commercial real-estate loans, with a “specially serviced rate” of 12%, which is combination of delinquent loans and those likely to default, according to research by Deutsche Bank.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

“I could go sit in a corner, and you can be a juvenile delinquent reading juvenile delinquent books.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The library’s original borrowing records have been lost, however, leaving the identity of the delinquent reader — and the reason the book was sealed inside a fireplace — a mystery.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

“You let him use your name at the hospital, didn’t you, Mr. Eberhardt? You allowed this delinquent to borrow your identity for his own shady purposes.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

It was used in October 2005 by then-French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, to describe young delinquents and rioters during a tense visit to the housing projects of Paris suburb Argenteuil.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

And now Malcolm and Tagoe will be tagged as juvenile delinquents.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera