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tardiness
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The timing of this recent turn to tanking is just another example of the helpless, tireless tardiness that has plagued the Karnišovas era in Chicago.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Her slip dress and his tardiness show us that the two have a very different idea of what constitutes effort — that’s intelligent costuming.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Unpunctuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpunctuality. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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