delinquent
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“I could go sit in a corner, and you can be a juvenile delinquent reading juvenile delinquent books.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The library’s original borrowing records have been lost, however, leaving the identity of the delinquent reader — and the reason the book was sealed inside a fireplace — a mystery.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Loans couldn’t enter default during this time, and federal programs designed to help delinquent borrowers and debt forgiveness initiatives brought millions out of default.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some 13% of credit card balances were 90 days or more delinquent in the first three months of the year, according to data released in May by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
A minor groundswell sounded behind the shower curtain, as though a rather delinquent porpoise were suddenly at play.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described those carrying out settler attacks as a handful of misguided young people: "150 juvenile delinquents", he's called them, or "70 teenagers from broken homes".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The RF also affords some measure of security against top-slashing thieves and delinquents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Opened in 1873, the privately operated detention facility housed petty delinquents and orphans, said Marc Schindler, a professor at Georgetown who leads the project.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
“We are not delinquents, we are not bad people, we are here to work to support our family.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
Perhaps most surprising is that most commandos were not criminals or delinquents: They volunteered for the special duty.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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