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deadline

[ded-lahyn] / ˈdɛdˌlaɪn /


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Later questions may vary country or year, but with a tighter deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We’re under the deadline of getting ready for the Olympics, and there’s no way that Luna is going to be in position to assist with the Olympics,” Villanueva said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The deadline for Man City to make their appeal is Friday.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Zaidi and his deputies are now talking about pushing Wednesday’s disarmament deadline to next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

My heart sank to my stomach when I saw the deadline had past.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

One of the most important revolved around the importance of meeting deadlines tied to the distance of orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Among those requirements are rules governing campaign contribution limits, filing deadlines, public disclosures and fundraising windows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a draft rule, the EPA argued these standards were impossible to meet and the deadlines too tight.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

It has more rules, more recordkeeping and more deadlines.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

There is the usual academic talk around the table, versions of the same conversation he can’t participate in, concerning conferences, job listings, ungrateful undergraduates, proposal deadlines.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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