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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
For its report, the Fed looked at a borrower delinquency rate based on shares of student loan borrowers with at least one student loan reported as past due or in default.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 29 May 2025
The best at making payments lived in Illinois and Massachusetts, with 14% delinquency, followed by Connecticut, Virginia and New Hampshire were next at 15%.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Credit card delinquencies are hitting levels not seen in more than a decade, the New York Federal Reserve reported, and overall credit card balances have risen more than 7% in a year.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Jim Slaughter, a Greensboro lawyer whose firm has represented hundreds of HOAs, said North Carolina law requires associations to make extensive efforts to notify homeowners about delinquencies before billing them for attorney’s fees, filing liens and foreclosing.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 29 May 2025
The best at making payments lived in Illinois and Massachusetts, with 14% delinquency, followed by Connecticut, Virginia and New Hampshire were next at 15%.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Credit card delinquencies are hitting levels not seen in more than a decade, the New York Federal Reserve reported, and overall credit card balances have risen more than 7% in a year.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Jim Slaughter, a Greensboro lawyer whose firm has represented hundreds of HOAs, said North Carolina law requires associations to make extensive efforts to notify homeowners about delinquencies before billing them for attorney’s fees, filing liens and foreclosing.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquency
Noun
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The suit indicates three counts of negligence and carelessness which resulted in Xavier Anderson’s death and parties should be held liable.—
Kennedy Sessions,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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The jury found that Elijah’s negligence also proximately caused his death.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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The building sustained damage from neglect and vandalism, which prompted Carbone to take the owners to court to request making Torrington the receiver of the inn to find a new developer.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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The common thread among nearly everyone facing execution in the U.S. is present in the four executions set to take place over four days next week - abuse, addiction and neglect at childhood.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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And, of course, did their tardiness go against Met Gala etiquette?—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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Keep in mind that McDaniel made his team’s tardiness an issue in his end of the season session with players and the media.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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As a result, Temu shoppers would avoid Trump's tariffs on their orders by default, but at the cost of a narrow inventory of products.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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The Challenge Of Imposing Reform Data, media, journalism and judicial evidence may soon not be as reliable by default.—
Ashish Sukhadeve,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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When the administration announced the proclamation on Wednesday, Trump argued that Harvard’s failure to disclose information on international student misconduct threatened national security.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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While human error is the leading cause of data loss, other causes include hardware failure, theft, software corruption, viruses, natural disasters and power failure.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Whether this was caused by negligence or lack of oversight, the result is the same — the privacy and rights of Illinois residents were compromised, and that’s unacceptable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Finally, establishing comprehensive oversight mechanisms is key.—
Craig Costigan,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Delinquency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquency. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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