delayed

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A JPMorgan analysis last month found that more than 60% of data-center capacity planned for completion in 2027 isn’t yet under construction, and another 7% is delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

That tournament was plagued not just by high heat and humidity, but also by thunderstorms and lightning that paused or delayed a half-dozen matches in Orlando, Fla.; Nashville; Cincinnati; Charlotte, N.C.; and East Rutherford, N.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

However, storms meant it was delayed by 24 hours.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Commissioners twice delayed voting on two other projects, dubbed “Project Red and Project Yellow,” that together would cover 677 acres neighboring two existing power plants.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Aunt Consuelo would be looking for them in Indio, wondering what had delayed them.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty