delay
Example Sentences
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The delay is necessary, the authority said, “to resolve any outstanding issues” between the two countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The $6,000 out-of-pocket cost every three years of hearing aids can force some parents into debt or to delay or skip treatment, Marciniak said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Optical stocks have fallen due to prior triple-digit gains and co-packaged optics delay worries.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Another option would be for your wife to delay claiming until age 67, which is her Full Retirement Age.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Three minutes forces both of us not to delay, waver.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Vocabulary lists containing delay
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