delinquent

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These risk weightings aren’t set in stone and can rise under various circumstances, including if more of the underlying loans become delinquent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

A homeowner is considered to be seriously delinquent when they are 90 days late on their mortgage payment.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Only three million of these debtors, those who are delinquent for nine months or more, would be eligible for wage garnishment.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

They had lifted the trapdoor in the roof of the jail, allowing the half-dozen delinquent citizens of the county to climb outside so their voices might add to the clamor.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt