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[tahym-lahyn] / ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn /


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The DOJ didn’t respond to my emailed request for an updated timeline.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

When a couple changes their wedding date, Pearl can help adjust the planning timeline and related to-do’s around the new date, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“It takes agreement with the Police Commission, even agreement with the council. It’s not something I can immediately set a timeline on,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"We are very focused on advancing the closure of Rikers Island on the fastest timeline possible," said Dana Kaplan, who is overseeing the mayor's efforts to shutter the jail.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Raleigh promised that he would get Zeitoun released, but given the state of the courts—there were none to speak of—he could not predict or guarantee a timeline.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

In 2023, she helped establish “just cause” eviction protections and timelines for tenants to repay rent after falling behind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the company repeatedly delayed the vehicle, with Musk outlining several new targets and timelines that were missed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

It added: "The IDF does not shorten or forgo examination or investigative procedures in order to meet external timelines."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Instead, different tissues follow their own developmental timelines.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

During the next three thousand years, Peru hosted so many diverse cultures that the archaeological timelines in textbooks, with their multiple arrows and switchbacks, are as impenetrable as the family trees of European kings.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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