delinquent
Example Sentences
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The payment pause increased access to credit by temporarily improving credit scores of delinquent borrowers—on average by 103 points, according to one study.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
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
A state tax tribunal ruled that the Pung estate was entitled to the exemption, but the local assessor appealed and reported the property as delinquent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Nearly one in ten student loans was at least 90 days delinquent by the end of 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported External link.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
I started to think that making Byron spend all of his summer in this heat was more punishment than even a juvenile delinquent like him deserved.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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