long-delayed
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In the U.S., the September employment data, long delayed by the federal government’s record 43-day shutdown but released on Thursday, revealed a 119,000 jump in nonfarm payrolls that month, far above economists’ guesses.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
Chad held its long delayed presidential election following three years of military rule, a vote that analysts widely expected the incumbent to win.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
That plan is now long delayed and the Climate Change Committee confirmed last month that the flagship 2030 target was now beyond reach.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024
The European Union has for years vowed to push through an overhaul of air traffic management systems to shorten flight paths and reduce fuel burn but the reform has been long delayed.
From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023
We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that “justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
