overdue
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In a long overdue move, we reduced the list from over 200 unmanageable categories to 31.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
She’s overdue for her star on the Walk of Fame, obv.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
In response, her lawyer told the AFP news agency the move was "long overdue".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Texas is overdue to “receive the recognition it deserves by bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery home,” Cornyn said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
This girl shivers and crawls under the covers with all her clothes on and falls into an overdue library book, a faerie story with rats and marrow and burning curses.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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