drop-dead date
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Pushed out of mind by a handful of deadline delays, Californians now face another drop-dead date to apply for the Real ID if they plan to travel domestically next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
Should the case extend into May, he has said, he will be unable to provide a decision by June 21, a drop-dead date for AT&T and Time Warner to close their deal.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2018
Advocates of the bill on the island also persuasively characterized the fiscal crisis as a pressing emergency and July 1 as a drop-dead date for addressing it.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2016
Commissioner Gary Bettman is believed to be about a month away from a "drop-dead" date for canceling the season, according to The New York Times.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2012
Wary of spooking financial markets, Mr. Obama stopped short of saying that Aug. 2 was a drop-dead date for a deal.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
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