overdue
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In other quarters, however, the news is being feted as long overdue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Soft censorship, or simply the overdue end of an era?
From Slate • May 20, 2026
For supporters, it is a long overdue mission to restore the capital's luster.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
These include queues for NHS diagnosis and treatment, overcrowded jails and new ferries that are seriously overdue and over budget.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The war, however, and the rhetoric that accompanied it created an urgency in the black community to call in the long overdue debt their country owed them.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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