1
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 Credit scores for student loan borrowers started getting hit again this year, as delinquencies resumed appearing on credit scores. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 June 2025 VantageScore also reported a drop in average scores starting in February as early and late-stage credit delinquencies rose sharply, driven by the resumption of student loan reporting. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 30 May 2025 An additional 4 million borrowers are in late-stage delinquency, having not made a payment in at least 91 days. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 May 2025 The company’s net loss rate fell to 8.0% from 8.8% in May 2024, while its delinquency rates also improved, easing to 5.7% in May from 5.9% a year ago. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for delinquency
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Noun
  • Boat operator negligence or DUI – The Coast Guard also states that negligent operation — including drinking, speeding, or unsafe boating — can lead to fines up to $5,000 and imprisonment.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
  • In the early hours of June 14, 2017, residents of Grenfell Tower were caught off guard by a deadly fire that would turn the building into an international symbol of negligence and injustice.
    Time, Time, 20 June 2025
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  • In 2023, allegations of abuse and neglect emerged from a congregate care home in Harwinton that served teenage girls.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
  • Jail records show the mother was charged with neglect of a dependent.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately for her, the clinic was able to accommodate her tardiness, Kasirye said.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
  • But critics complained that Stone’s participation in the shows was too limited, and many of the shows were plagued by its star’s typical tardiness.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
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  • Simply removing bears from the list and handing management to the states, which is the default after a species delisting, isn’t enough, says Chris Servheen — not when so much is still in flux.
    Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
  • Golden Marie Owens, Ph.D. is a professor at the University of Washington whose research explores the sonic aesthetic that has become a default for digital assistants such as Siri and Alexa.
    Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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  • But those failures don’t matter as much because the company’s worth is associated with the publicity surrounding its cult of personality.
    Maximo Bratter, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
  • Extreme heat can cause wiring insulation to deteriorate faster, leading to shorts or failures in electrical components.
    Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
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  • The resolution is part of a broader debate over executive war powers and the need for legislative oversight in military decisions.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • Vaccine developers can profit from their products, but designing and testing a vaccine is a lot more work than selling a plant flavonol called quercetin as a treatment for COVID, and supplements are not subject to the same kind of regulatory oversight as drugs.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 27 June 2025

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“Delinquency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquency. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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