extension

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And on Wednesday, he secured his financial future by signing a $140 million contract extension that solidifies him as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ shortstop for the next nine years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

April 15 is the last day to pay any owed income taxes; it’s also the last day to submit a return or file an extension before penalties and interest kick in.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Redick, who signed an extension in September that will keep him under contract until 2030, is not on the hot seat, not yet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“We could see an extension of that deadline, but we could also see a return to hostilities if the first round of negotiations is not successful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, for example, opponents of the Constitution objected to the implicit acceptance of slavery’s persistence, represented by the three-fifths clause and the twenty-year extension of the slave trade.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis