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[day] / deɪ /




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The Marine Minerals Administration said 1.28 million barrels a day, or 62.9% of current offshore oil output, had been shut in as of Thursday morning, up from about 511,600 barrels a day the day before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The remark came a day after Musk accused unnamed powerful business interests of trying to block Starlink's entry into India.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched on Feb. 13, and the crew docked with the space station a day later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The arrival in port came the day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded the Lincoln to congratulate the crew on their mission.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

“C’mon, man, I already ordered the party balloons for the day you leave,” he replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The private life of disgraced Silicon Valley startup founder Elizabeth Holmes will soon be aired to the public in a startling new documentary filmed in the 34 days before she went to prison.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Over a period of days and weeks this can work its way down through the atmosphere influencing our jet stream, causing it to weaken, become more bendy or reverse.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

HBO announced its series order just days after parent company Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Compared with other illnesses, the plague isn’t much of a problem these days: Each year the regular old flu kills many thousands of people in the United States alone.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

“More and more members of Faith and Honor have flooded into town. The opening of the Manor is only two days away, and everyone knows that’s why they’re here: to start some drama.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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