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by the day

NOUN
per diem
Synonyms


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Online shoppers are used to seeing prices change by the day or hour or minute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

For those operating on the PG side of its border, the odds of making a living as an influencer get slimmer by the day.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Both sides claim to be capturing dozens more soldiers by the day.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Part of their job is to make sure their clients are able to build audiences across multiple platforms, even as those platforms change tastes by the day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The portions at breakfast keep getting smaller and smaller, and even dinner—the only normal-size meal we get—is getting leaner by the day.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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