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delinquent

[dih-ling-kwuhnt] / dɪˈlɪŋ kwənt /


ADJECTIVE
overdue, unpaid
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NOUN
person who is late paying bills
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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

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

The payment pause increased access to credit by temporarily improving credit scores of delinquent borrowers—on average by 103 points, according to one study.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

A neglected Levy Pants was like a neglected child: it could turn out to be a delinquent, something that created all sorts of problems that a little nurture, a little care and feeding could prevent.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

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

“I expressed my concerns at the end of June because delinquents had used video game habits to trivialize the violence on social networks,” he said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2023

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

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




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