deadline
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The mayor has given Lineage a 13 August deadline to complete the cleanup.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
In 1933, when Hitler came to power, reflection acquired a deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Paramount faces a June 4 deadline to wrap up the purchase — or pay a $7 billion breakup fee to Warner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Instead, they are six games behind Washington for the eighth playoff spot after a six-game losing streak ahead of the trade deadline that was finally snapped with a win at Portland on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Court’s enforcement decree, issued a full year after Brown, seemed conciliatory to segregationists, imposing no deadline for achieving racially mixed schools and calling merely for “good faith implementation.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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As a journalist, it's easy to become absorbed by the rush for information, deadlines and bringing our audience to the centre of the story.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
But the appeals court found the states had shown they were already facing immediate consequences from the directive, including deadlines requiring them to alter election procedures and coordinate with federal agencies before the November elections.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
They need clear requirements, serious majors, sound advice and firm deadlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Set your “soft” off day up for success by making sure any deadlines, presentations or important meetings are scheduled during your “fully on” days.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Circled dates indicate all his deadlines, past and future.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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