drop-dead date
Britishnoun
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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, worried about an increased number of negotiators potentially bogging things down but said: “We haven’t been told that there’s a drop-dead date. We’re going to keep working until it’s done.”
From Seattle Times
The person familiar with the negotiations said Nov. 3 was not a drop-dead date for a freeze agreement with Russia and stressed that the Trump administration would continue to negotiate no matter what the result of the election.
From Seattle Times
Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights said he would set a four-day trial beginning Jan. 5, 2021, which is after the Nov. 24 “drop-dead” date for the biggest luxury merger deal to close but before antitrust approvals begin to expire.
From Reuters
The U.S. jeweler had pushed for a November trial before the drop-dead date of Nov. 24.
From Reuters
“Is Friday a drop-dead date? No,” he added.
From New York Times
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