delayed
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Rocket Lab also gave an update on Neutron, its long-awaited and delayed rocket, which it said was on target to be delivered to the launch pad in the fourth quarter of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
That’s impressive given that, by Musk’s own math, something in the order of $1 trillion is required to colonize Mars—if he can finally get the company’s delayed, giant spaceship working.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
So why might Cambridge have had a blind spot that delayed an investigation which could settle the matter?
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
They flagged Hilton’s alarming livestream within minutes, closed other live streams within 90 seconds and banned the account, the spokesperson said, but its removal was delayed by what was characterized as “a moderator error.”
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Sure was, by a group of old men and boys. They delayed those Long Knives long enough for the warriors sent by Gall and Crazy Horse to get to the crossing.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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