delay

Example Sentences

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The delay in confirming cases in the early days of the outbreak has seen the virus spread from Ituri to the provinces of North and South Kivu, as well as neighbouring Uganda.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A lukewarm market reception for an early OpenAI listing, which seems plausible given the steady drumbeat of dysfunction at the Sam Altman-led company, could force Anthropic to delay or scale back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

They say the results provide important evidence that targeted immune therapies can delay rheumatoid arthritis in people at highest risk and support further research into preventive strategies for autoimmune conditions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

“Warsh has enough control of the agenda and the discussion that he can delay a hike for long enough,” Englander said — adding that if inflation pressures were more severe, he wouldn’t be able to.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

In March 1918, after much delay and hesitation, the Russians signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, surrendering to the Germans an area three times the size of Germany itself.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman