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deadline

[ded-lahyn] / ˈdɛdˌlaɪn /


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Navigating her self-imposed deadline, she fights the urge to reduce her project to marks on a checklist.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Rushing seemed to be getting the hang of it, with Chuckie Robinson and then Eliézer Alfonzo behind him, before he hurt his right elbow right before the trade deadline.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Thomas has since had numerous applications and appeals rejected, and Tuesday marks the latest deadline for her to leave voluntarily.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

With less than two months to go before the deadline, current fill levels stand at an average of 67 percent, well below the 79-percent mark at the same time last year.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 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

It has more rules, more recordkeeping and more deadlines.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

I’d become used to a life where momentum meant deadlines and notifications.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Each of these programs went years past their original delivery deadlines and cost far more than originally budgeted.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

If the appeal is being lodged by your school or college, the deadlines are 20 August for priority cases and 28 August for others.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Who was he to give assignments and set deadlines?

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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