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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
Thursday’s report, which tracked activity for the fourth quarter, showed that transitions into early and serious credit card delinquency remained elevated.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
But those days could be on their last legs, which means hotel delinquencies could rise further.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
He would be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, his soldier's image replaced with a mug shot.
—James Stolz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Current law allows the state controller to send a delinquency notice to late filers, and then impose a small fine twenty days later, but there is no record of the controller collecting any late reporting fines.
—Marc Joffe, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
But those days could be on their last legs, which means hotel delinquencies could rise further.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
He would be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, his soldier's image replaced with a mug shot.
—James Stolz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Current law allows the state controller to send a delinquency notice to late filers, and then impose a small fine twenty days later, but there is no record of the controller collecting any late reporting fines.
—Marc Joffe, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquency
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Hawley’s parents Anne and William are suing, alleging wrongful death, negligence, a design defect in the coaster and failure to warn riders of potential injury.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleges negligence, design defects and a failure to warn riders about the potential danger of the wing coaster at the Valencia amusement park.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
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But ensuring they will be cared for properly can be difficult — especially if operators and providers accused of neglect and abuse are able to fly under the radar.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Both were charged in 2019 with neglect of a dependent.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Cyber tardiness The compounding failures in PowerSchool's crisis self-author a cyber readiness agenda that executives, boards, investors, tech leaders and schools must address.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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That was enough tardiness to let a good chance slip away.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Thompson also worries that a sudden vacuum in such information could lead to a spike in loan defaults.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The pattern of being competitive had been indubitably laid into the foundations of each AGI, either by default or by purposeful intent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Related article Research team reports longest successful transplant of a pig kidney into a human A successful pig liver transplant would be a major advance for people with acute liver failure, even as a temporary bridge while awaiting a human donor organ.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Parading out amendments destined for failure is not leadership.—
Christopher Eric Bouchat,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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Reducing the department's workforce may hinder the oversight and implementation of federal educational programs, potentially disrupting services that support schools, educators, and students nationwide.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Carla Peterman, a PG&E corporate affairs officer, told lawmakers at an oversight hearing last month that $86 million of its 2024 profit went back to investors.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Delinquency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquency. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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