no/not later than
idiom
: by (a specified time) : at, in, on, or before (a specified time)
We'll need to know your decision no/not later than next week.
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Absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Monday to be counted.
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Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Many Florida elections officials, and the U.S. Postmaster General, recommend mailing ballots back no later than seven days before the deadline.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Applications requesting to receive an early mail ballot must be received no later than ten days before the election.
—Staff, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Archaeologists believe that the Hoxne Hoard was buried no later than 450 A.D., according to Ancient Origins.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Many Florida elections officials, and the U.S. Postmaster General, recommend mailing ballots back no later than seven days before the deadline.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Applications requesting to receive an early mail ballot must be received no later than ten days before the election.
—Staff, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Archaeologists believe that the Hoxne Hoard was buried no later than 450 A.D., according to Ancient Origins.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“No/not later than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%2Fnot%20later%20than. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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