drop-dead date
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In other words, that’s the drop-dead date for raising the debt ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2019
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
Thursday “is not the drop-dead date for us,” Manchin said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2013
As deadlines for a commitment were pushed past what Byrd calls "the drop-dead date," LaBelle continued to have worries about STG holding "the risk bag," as he calls it.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2011
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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