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[hey-dey] / ˈheɪˌdeɪ /


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In its 1980s heyday, Japan commanded around half the share of the global semiconductor market.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

I don’t know if you know what’s happening, but I’m in the heyday of my career right now.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

During their heyday, they broke up long road journeys much as Cracker Barrel does in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Tellingly, an apparent nostalgia for Makerfield's coal-mining heyday has featured in Burnham's interviews during the campaign.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

He worked as he had in his heyday.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

In some ways, the current versions of the Seahawks and Patriots are reminiscent of both of their heydays.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

The fashion designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel had a lasting influence on women’s clothes beyond their mid-20th-century heydays.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

Rankin, who was once labelled a 'bad boy' celebrity photographer, has mellowed since the Britpop heydays of the noughties and becoming a father.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2024

You’ll meet athletic European Millennials wearing multicoloured sunglasses, grey-haired US retirees with epic adventure tales from their ’70s heydays, and everyone else in between — including eager-to-learn alpine virgins like myself.

From National Geographic Apr. 16, 2023

Even in heydays of poverty, and poor as she was, you know, notwithstanding our true love for each other, and close intimacy, I never could induce Lucy to receive a cent.

From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by Cooper, James Fenimore




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