delinquent

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I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

That freeze ended up lasting more than three years, with an additional year of “on-ramping” in which late payments didn’t count as delinquent or impact credit scores.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

These auto-loan figures exclude accounts that are regarded as “seriously derogatory,” which refer to severely delinquent, charged-off or repossessed debts that are usually shut down and written off by lenders.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

If they missed payments for three consecutive months, they were placed in forbearance so their loans wouldn’t become increasingly delinquent and mar their credit records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Now she feared that people would see her as a juvenile delinquent, a criminal, someone with a mark against her name.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose