deadline
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Later questions may vary country or year, but with a tighter deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Al-Zaidi had set Wednesday as a deadline for militias to surrender their weapons, but has since postponed it to June 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The deadline for Man City to make their appeal is Friday.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
A U.S. defense official said the military was airlifting equipment and personnel out of Erbil, the last U.S. military base, in time to meet Wednesday’s deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Already he has lived beyond the deadline the doctor predicted.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Among those requirements are rules governing campaign contribution limits, filing deadlines, public disclosures and fundraising windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Faculty “also describe challenges around deadlines due to students’ competing commitments, including frequent requests for extensions and difficulties communicating pro-actively when work cannot be completed on time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
“The application deadlines for some have passed, but I’ll check when we get back to my office. You’ll also need to take the SAT. I’ve signed you up for it.”
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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