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deadline

[ded-lahyn] / ˈdɛdˌlaɪn /


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New York's notorious Rikers Island jail, long criticized for unsanitary and violent conditions, will miss a deadline for the vast complex to close down, prompting disappointment from activists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Unlike other states, California requires that rental agencies wait to turn on GPS tracking until the vehicle return deadline has passed and the renter has been contacted by the company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Here’s the catch: You have to rack up a certain number of loyalty points by the deadline to keep the status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Discovery WBD -0.03%decrease; down pointing triangle deal, with the clock ticking down on a Sept. 30 deadline to close the acquisition without penalty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The original planning for the 184-inch cyclotron had called for the magnet’s construction to be completed by November, but that deadline had slipped with the arrival of war.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

An adherence to deadlines is one thing the two men don’t share.

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

I have a list and a whole system for making sure they stay in the fridge long enough before I cook them, kind of like Mom’s system for her article deadlines.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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