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late

[leyt] / leɪt /






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Whether the moves came too late remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The Japanese currency rose to its strongest intraday level since late February, extending a recovery that gathered momentum last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

She was late to meet me because she stopped to sign a petition about pollution on Vlore’s beaches.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Sky-high levies imposed by Washington and matched by Beijing were tentatively relaxed late last year, after a move by China to severely restrict flows of rare earths to the United States.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

If I’m not ten minutes early, he thinks I’m late.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

A few seconds later, she enters the enclosure.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Instead, a year later, his legacy has become a joke.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

She directed core participants to provide any corrections to errors or omissions by no later than 31 December.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

A department spokeswoman later said the chief had misunderstood a directive.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Clare stood, resolving to rinse and hang the mushroom harvest later tonight, perhaps after Gingersnipes was gone.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

He had the fourth-largest contract in MLS but San Diego FC was paying him not to play following a verbal altercation with coach Mikey Varas last fall.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Massie has long pushed for the release of the Epstein files, backing the Epstein Transparency Act alongside Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., which President Donald Trump signed into law last year.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

"Yes and no, it hasn't really changed from my last interview in Indianapolis a few weeks ago," Spain's Rahm told BBC Sport when asked if he knows what the future holds.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

That leads to his view the current yen strength won’t last.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

If this is his last week on Earth, the least I can do is be present when we’re hanging out today.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Here's the latest crop of wannabe star bakers.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The New York Federal Reserve Bank on Tuesday will release the latest update on consumer inflation expectations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Google Cloud and Accenture are the latest companies to bet that forward-deployed engineers are key to unlocking business value from generative AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Neon’s “It Ends” about a nightmare drive is the latest Gen Z horror movie to hit screens this year, a trend that is likely to continue.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

“Today I’ll be taking you into some of our special rooms, like the latest rare-book room and our collection of city maps. Before we get started, do you have any questions?”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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