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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
we received a notice in the mail informing us of our delinquency in paying our utility bill
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as in lateness
the quality or state of being late
delinquency of our mortgage payment meant that we would have to pay a surcharge
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Recent Examples of delinquency
Florida's high credit card delinquency rate coincides with news of skyrocketing credit card defaults in the U.S.
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Nevada is the only state to exceed Florida's average credit card delinquency rate at 12.95 percent.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Further, students who have completed a financial literacy course have better average credit scores and lower debt delinquency rates as young adults, according to data from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Investor Education Foundation, which promotes financial education.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
However, the report also reflected low debt delinquencies at only 3.5% of total consumer debt.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The net charge-off rate for credit card loans increased to 5.28%, and the delinquency rate for credit card loans over 30 days past due rose to 3.84%.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Further, students who have completed a financial literacy course have better average credit scores and lower debt delinquency rates as young adults, according to data from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Investor Education Foundation, which promotes financial education.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
However, the report also reflected low debt delinquencies at only 3.5% of total consumer debt.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The net charge-off rate for credit card loans increased to 5.28%, and the delinquency rate for credit card loans over 30 days past due rose to 3.84%.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquency
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Mothers fear that a lack of diapers could be taken as a sign of negligence and lead to children being removed from their custody.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Jan. 2025
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Staff and security at the Kaseya Center—a co-defendant accused of gross negligence—allegedly prevented the acquaintance from following the woman and McGregor into the bathroom (the Kaseya Center did not immediately respond to a request for comment).—
Ty Roush,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The average student Oakmont teaches has had multiple adverse childhood experiences, serious traumas ranging from abuse and neglect to seeing their parents incarcerated or die to family drug addiction or other forms of instability.—
Michael McShane,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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That dynamic, the news organization found, has resulted in fraud, abuse and neglect of the state’s most vulnerable.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
15 Jan. 2025
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Bosses will forgive carelessness, stupidity, tardiness, and a temper tantrum.—
Rachel Brodsky,
TIME,
5 Dec. 2024
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The tardiness of the Biden's first Presidential trip to Africa has faced some criticism.—
Mark R. Weaver,
Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2024
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This reduces default risks and creates a strong foundation for long-term partnerships.—
Frank Cartwright,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Google Gemini works across multiple apps at once on the S25 and will be the default.—
Todd Haselton,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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That has received sharp rebuke from California leaders and water experts who point out that Los Angeles’ water supply is flush after two rainy years, and statewide water supply questions have no relationship to municipal water system failures during the Palisades fire.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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For example, in the automotive industry, AI can monitor the health of assembly line robots, predicting and preventing failures that could halt production.—
Matthew Putman,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Guardrails For Autonomous Action Within parameters, agentic AI can execute critical tasks while maintaining human oversight, balancing efficiency with control.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Langley’s decision to put Igbokwe in charge of both network and studio returns NBC to an entertainment structure that kept both sides vertically integrated under the same full oversight — something in the last decade execs like Bob Greenblatt, Paul Teledgy and George Cheeks handled at NBCU.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Delinquency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquency. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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