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How to use the word delaying in a Sentence?

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People are not going to be sure mifepristone or misoprostol in fact, is available. I think it’s going to be confusing, as people look around for options or feel unsure about their options, they may end up delaying [care].

Abigail Aiken

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s horrible, i have to delay the signing of my house because I’m purchasing a home. I’m delaying work. I’m delaying everything. My life is completely on hold.

Passenger Barbara Frederick

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Skeptics will think this is simply an attempt to delay the execution. But if that were the case, I think you’d be seeing many requests, the history of executions in the United States shows that people don’t make offers of organ donations for the purpose of delaying an execution that will still take place.

Robert Dunham

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

>( CNN) Interior Sec. Deb Haaland squared off with lawmakers on Thursday at a contentious Senate hearing that addressed high gas prices, oil and gas drilling and delays in the department's plan to hold more drilling lease sales. Deb Haaland told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that Deb Haaland agency plans to release a proposal for its next five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing by the end of June -- a timeline that would likely lead to a gap between the current plan and a new one.Sen. Joe Manchin and Republicans on the committee expressed concern that the Department of Interior appeared to be delaying holding more oil and gas lease sales just as gasoline prices are surging in the US. Gas prices are high. Oil CEOs reveal why theyre not drilling more.

The President

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This isn't just delaying the reopening. It's reversing it, temporarily.

Aneta Markowska

Found on CNN
2 years ago

No wonder Arabella Advisorscalled securityon Americans for Public Trust when we requested these tax returns, they were delaying the release of documents that would show they funneled over $1 billion to liberal and left wing causes.

Caitlin Sutherland

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Simply put, delaying the Standard would likely cost many lives per day, in addition to large numbers of hospitalizations, other serious health effects, and tremendous expenses, that is a confluence of harms of the highest order.

The Biden administration

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The presence of hundreds of those being paid to push the toxic interests of polluting fossil fuel companies, will only increase the skepticism of climate activists who see these talks as more evidence of global leaders' dithering and delaying, the scale of the challenge ahead means there is no time for us to be diverted by greenwashing or meaningless corporate promises not matched by delivery. It's time for politicians to show they are serious about ending the influence of big polluters over political decision-making and commit to a future where expert and activist voices are given center stage.

Murray Worthy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The current traffic light system is an outlier and is delaying the government's global Britain ambitions, handing rivals a competitive advantage while the UK loses market share.

Heathrow Airport

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Delaying back-to-office has an effect on business travel, it's harder to put together a trip where you see a bunch of different clients. And company travel policy can become more cautious.

Philip Baggaley

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I said all summer that we went through a lot last year and that has prepared us for anything, my thoughts are with those families who have lost their homes due to this storm. Delaying our football game for 48 hours is not as devastating as their situations.

Rod Carey

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Reports of multi-month delays in the delivery of windows, heating units, refrigerators and other items have popped up across the country, delaying delivery of homes and forcing builders to cap activity, and many builders continue to point to a shortage of available workers as a separate challenge.

Matthew Speakman

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Widespread anecdotal reports point to builders delaying or turning down orders to allow shortages to ease and to catch up to a growing construction backlog.

Mark Palim

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

She was delaying transport of a critically injured person, but I do believe she was well-intentioned.

Acting Police Commissioner Stuart Cameron

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Builders are delaying starting new construction because of the marked increase in costs for lumber and other inputs.

Mike Fratantoni

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Delaying middle and high school start times is a critical health policy that can quickly and effectively reduce adolescent sleep deprivation with minimal impact on younger students.

Lisa Meltzer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished, we've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.

Amanda Gorman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it, would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.

Amanda Gorman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This is why they want to delay certification, because delaying certification could be a predicate to arguing that the state didn't make a choice, and that the legislature should step in.

Rick Hasen

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If we approve something when the data is not strong, we have a risk of delaying good treatments and effective treatments for more than a couple of years, for many years.

Joel Perlmutter

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The courts would get adjourned through different applications from the defense side and taking testimony of one witness could last as long as four months, they( the defense) had 100 ways of delaying the hearings.

Vijay Singh

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There are real privacy and cyber concerns with Chinese companies using apps, but this is not what's going on. If Paul Triolo wanted to deal with that, Paul Triolo'd have a much broader and more technical approach, i could see intense lobbying on the part of Paul Triolo businesses. People are going to push back on this and the administration has a history of delaying and modifying.

Graham Webster

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I recognize this segment does need to be reworked to provide better context, and as such Judy Mikovits are delaying the airing of the episode for one week, let me also add that I have immense respect for Dr. Anthony Fauci and recognize Anthony Fauci as the leading expert on this topic. For the past two months, I have consistently pursued the opportunity to bring Dr. Fauci on air so that he may provide critical information to the public about the virus. The invitation stands.

Eric Bolling.But on Monday

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I recognize this segment does need to be reworked to provide better context, and as such we are delaying the airing of the episode for one week, let me also add that I have immense respect for Dr. Anthony Fauci and recognize Anthony Fauci as the leading expert on this topic. For the past two months, I have consistently pursued the opportunity to bring Dr. Fauci on air so that he may provide critical information to the public about the virus. The invitation stands.

Eric Bolling

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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