: not having or set to a fixed date or deadline : continually adjustable through a period of time to provide flexibility for individual circumstances
De Blasio's spokesman Wiley Norvell said the city is encouraging families to sign up their kids by June 26, although there is a rolling deadline until Oct. 1. The sooner families apply, he said, the better chance they'll secure the seat they want.—
Matthew Chayes
Matthew ChayesMany law school use a rolling admissions process, meaning they evaluate applications as they come in and release admissions decisions, one by one.—Ilana Kowarski
Ilana KowarskiThe Delaware Aglands Foundation Board announced it will institute a rolling application process for its Young Farmer Loan Program to offer young farmers more flexibility in acquiring a farm.—The Dover Post
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Back then, they and their rural neighbors were surrounded by rolling fields of corn, soybeans and cotton along with groves of oaks and loblolly pines.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
Still, White had to find the actual hotel, spending months touring Thailand’s rolling northern highlands, bustling Bangkok, and southern beach resorts of Phuket and Krabi.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Your giftee can dot the eye serum around her eyes in the morning, blending with the cooling, rolling metal applicator, and smooth the other serum over the rest of her face and decolletage when she's done.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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The final range figure critically—and barely—cracking 300 miles justified so much refinement in Jeep's new rolling road wind tunnel, thanks to a final Cd of 0.294.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Back then, they and their rural neighbors were surrounded by rolling fields of corn, soybeans and cotton along with groves of oaks and loblolly pines.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
Still, White had to find the actual hotel, spending months touring Thailand’s rolling northern highlands, bustling Bangkok, and southern beach resorts of Phuket and Krabi.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Your giftee can dot the eye serum around her eyes in the morning, blending with the cooling, rolling metal applicator, and smooth the other serum over the rest of her face and decolletage when she's done.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolling. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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