tardy
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In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
She told her teachers that she was still going to be tardy, and besides, she liked the exercise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The latest, if tardy, look at the labor market wasn’t so bad at first glance.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 20, 2025
In October 2013, the inflation and employment reports for the prior month were also tardy by nearly two weeks because of a 16-day government shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Turns out tardy is some dumb, fancy way of saying late.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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