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Mayday

[mey-dey] / ˈmeɪˌdeɪ /






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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

“In that case,” a pilot responded, “we declare emergency: Mayday. Mayday, Mayday.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

Mayday, mayday, for pilots whose planes had been hit, and ships — was it ships too? — at sea.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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