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grace period

NOUN
extra time before paying
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He has taken full advantage of that dispensation, leaving the Supreme Court in a pickle as the grace period is set to expire this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Under the new rules, foreign students will also now have 30 days to pack up and leave after graduation or change to a different visa category - down from the previous 60-day grace period.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

There may be a grace period of several months, depending on the employer, Pon noted, but whatever isn’t spent disappears — it doesn’t roll over to the next year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

And while business manager visa holders have a three-year grace period to meet the new conditions, some thriving businesses -- including many popular eateries in Okubo -- fear they won't manage.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

The headmaster read through Caitlin's letter before agreeing to a month-long grace period: Things had gotten so bad that even the schools had to be lenient.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda




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