delaying

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Economists have forecasted those pressures are delaying a strong recovery in single-family housing starts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

According to the researchers, this indicates that simply delaying the development of diabetes may not be enough to protect the heart.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

Jim Bradley, a financial advisor in Bangor, Maine, has told certain clients they would be better off taking the RMD now rather than delaying it with the still working exception.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

Transfers made within Medicaid’s five-year look-back period can trigger a penalty period delaying eligibility for benefits.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Our party was delaying the inmates’ lunch, but strangely there were no complaints: The departure of Cradle, which they now must have apprehended, was an occasion of moment.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover