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deadline

[ded-lahyn] / ˈdɛdˌlaɪn /


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At Joon Um’s tax and accounting firm, new clients are told to finish their paperwork by March 1, or his team may be too busy to make the April 15 deadline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Canada has formally requested a renewal of the North American free trade agreement with the US and Mexico, called the USMCA, as the July deadline to renegotiate the pact looms.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

However, having initially held firm, as Isak trained away from the rest of his team-mates, the club ultimately buckled and sold the striker to Liverpool on deadline day.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The Harvard and MIT graduate caught the DSA and her fellow City Council members off guard when she entered the mayoral race just before the filing deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

My first diary entry appeared on 3 January 2009, about two weeks before Fazlullah’s deadline.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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