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day

[dey] / deɪ /




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The first day, Jonathan very sarcastically said to me, “Do you know what number I am on the call sheet?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Each day we want you to give us five correct answers inside five minutes.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Much-needed rain brought some respite Monday to firefighters on their fourth day battling Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, which has scorched vast expanses of nature reserve on the German border.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

There are not 180 days between now and April 15, the final day for you to file your taxes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

At the end of the school day, she spends her time reading to blind patients, or to those who never learned how to read.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The wife of one sailor told MS NOW’s Priya Sidhar that the company is working 12-14 hour days and that her husband “said that he was exhausted working on the flight deck.”

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Within three days, Charlie, whom she described as a "bit fiery", had vanished.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Over two days, three judges at the Court of Appeal in Melbourne will hear two appeals: Patterson's attempt to overturn her conviction and the prosecution's demand for a stiffer sentence.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The rapid demise of the fund’s turbocharged returns was also partly explained by the 13F filings that are required within 45 days of the end of the quarter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Dr. Harlow is called out of town for a few days, and when he comes back he finds Phineas out of his sickbed.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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