delay
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In the spring and summer, however, U.S. households timed their purchases of imported goods such as autos, appliances and other big-ticket items to take advantage of temporary delays or reductions in tariffs.
From MarketWatch
In the spring and summer, however, U.S. households timed their purchases of imported goods such as autos, appliances and other big-ticket items to take advantage of temporary delays or reductions in tariffs.
From MarketWatch
Part of the explanation may be that the award for claiming later — the relatively new delayed retirement credit — only reached the full 8% for those born in 1943.
From MarketWatch
In addition, it didn’t assign design staff to work on upgrades at the Airo maintenance facilities, resulting in design flaws and delays in construction on 21 Airo facilities by 10 to 13 months.
Many California ski areas were forced to delay opening this year, and even those that got the lifts spinning have had to confine skiers to only a handful of runs, often on man-made snow.
From Los Angeles Times
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