extension
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DCC said it agreed to an extension of the deadline for the consortium to make a formal offer for the company or walk away until July 8 so that the companies can continue talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Counties can ask for an extension, and they still have up to 30 days to certify the results, so the law only goes so far.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The company had revised its latest extension plans, after councillors rejected previous proposals in 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But filing an extension did not extend your due date for paying taxes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, for example, opponents of the Constitution objected to the implicit acceptance of slavery’s persistence, represented by the three-fifths clause and the twenty-year extension of the slave trade.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing extension
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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