deadline
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Anandasangaree thanked the firearms owners who had declared their guns by the Tuesday deadline, saying in a statement that "these types of weapons do not belong in our communities".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
There are further legal questions regarding whether the states could even comply with the DOJ’s proposed 45-day deadline for removing declared ineligible voters.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
It was recently extended until January 2027 after the state missed its deadline to enact new emergency regulations for hospices.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
With the sides still far apart and a deadline looming, the league’s goal is to avoid a repeat of 2012 by crafting a blueprint based on lessons learned from everything that went wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
It had not been easy, but they had made the Friday deadline.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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