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Discover LudwigThe phrase "deadline happened" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts where you want to indicate that a deadline has passed or been reached, but it is not the most natural phrasing. Example: "The project was due yesterday, and unfortunately, the deadline happened without any submissions."
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I was on the NYC government website and I found out that NYC had its own business plan competition - and the first deadline happened to be 4 days later.
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And this The Economist cannot fault: our weekly deadline happens to fall on zut alors!—le mercredi.
Pash said that talks could be extended past the March 3 deadline, which happened several times during the last round of negotiations in 2006.
References. 1 The American Heritage Dictionary, Third edition, 1996, p. 859. 2 Many thanks to friends and colleagues who worked so hard to complete the career choice survey in time for a deadline that happened to be at the end of semester and right in the middle of the holiday season.
"If they don't make that deadline, nothing happens: the counting could continue".
Baseball's trade deadline just happens to coincide with the rush of news, with the Dodgers' deal for the Marlins' Hanley Ramirez being the big head-turner so far.
Ozil will line-up alongside his German teammates Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker at the Emirates, although he did admit that he didn't have time to consult the pair about the move as the deadline day deal happened so quickly.
Ms. Finke was clear about her running disagreements with Mr. Penske, but also said, "None of the great things that have happened at Deadline would have been possible without Jay Penske".
We all know what happened on deadline day.
An "Entourage" movie is finally happening, Deadline reports.
If the epidemic is to be reversed in time to meet the deadline, change must happen there – and it must happen now.
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