deadline

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And it also likely creates the conditions for yet another shifting deadline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

With that backdrop, hope for a de-escalation around this evening’s deadline was alive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Kirby Ong, a 33-year-old trader based in Singapore, said he is closely following the developments as the deadline approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“I too have been, am, and will remain devoted to giving my life for Iran,” Pezeshkian wrote ahead of the looming deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The only thing Doreen ever bawled me out about was bothering to get my assignments in by a deadline.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath