grace period
Example Sentences
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Though the benefit technically ended for solo drivers a few months ago, the Department of Motor Vehicles offered a 60-day grace period that ended Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
However, the indictment's dismissal would trigger a six-month grace period for the justice department to bring the case again.
From BBC
Many users will lose access beginning Monday; the company said some power users will have an extended grace period of an hour a day.
To the contrary, Currie notes that federal law provides a six-month grace period when prosecutors file a flawed indictment just before the statute runs: Once that indictment is dismissed, they have six additional months to return a valid one, even though the ordinary deadline has passed.
From Slate
In such circumstances, insurers usually give customers and/or their heirs a grace period after the policyholder dies if they have failed to make their payments.
From MarketWatch
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