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Mayday

[mey-dey] / ˈmeɪˌdeɪ /






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Late last month, he got “Mayday!” texts from team members who had encountered outside Barquisimeto a rash of leishmaniasis cases, including a rare outbreak of the disease in housecats.

From Science Magazine

In the early years of his career, he founded the newspaper Mayday — later called Hard Times — with Andrew D. Kopkind and wrote for Ramparts magazine.

From Washington Post

"Mayday, aircraft, uh, just experienced engine failure, need a turn immediately."

From Fox News

Her film, Mayday, starring Juliette Lewis and Mia Goth in an ensemble cast of women, is a play on the Greek "Siren" myth - creatures whose beautiful voices lure warriors to their death.

From BBC

Winberg, a former British diplomat, arrived at Mayday’s Istanbul offices with work in mind.

From The Guardian