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Mayday

[mey-dey] / ˈmeɪˌdeɪ /






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"Mayday" streams on Apple TV globally starting Friday.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Afterward the beau monde had a few days to find new costumes for the Monday Mayday masquerade.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

In “The Testaments,” Lucy Halliday stars as Daisy, a new Pearl Girl who is really an undercover spy for Mayday.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

In late January, after Mayday countersued in a federal court in New York, that court temporarily blocked South Dakota’s actions.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2026

One morning not too long before Mayday, Kate the weaver’s daughter lay down in the field and declared her baby was coming right there and right then.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman




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