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[hey-dey] / ˈheɪˌdeɪ /


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“Most of the people that travel the interstate have been in here. I mean, back in the heyday or whatever, we counted—one day, we had 86 people,” he bragged.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

It's no secret that Love Island UK linear viewing figures have dropped from their 2019 heyday, with streaming and social media becoming more of a focus.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

In its 1980s heyday, Japan commanded around half the share of the global semiconductor market.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Although not as powerful now as in their heyday, their reach still extends to thousands of buildings and streets across the island.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

They would have a heyday reporting to Pefta that we had visited another political.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

In some ways, the current versions of the Seahawks and Patriots are reminiscent of both of their heydays.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

Volkswagen is trying to tap some of that nostalgia in its latest push to regain the status and sales it enjoyed in the United States during the Beetle’s and Microbus’s heydays in the 1960s.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2024

You’ll meet athletic European Millennials wearing multicoloured sunglasses, grey-haired US retirees with epic adventure tales from their ’70s heydays, and everyone else in between — including eager-to-learn alpine virgins like myself.

From National Geographic Apr. 16, 2023

In its heydays, it was an impressive structure with its spacious interiors, art deco design and sunburst mosaic floors.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2023

Even in heydays of poverty, and poor as she was, you know, notwithstanding our true love for each other, and close intimacy, I never could induce Lucy to receive a cent.

From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by James Fenimore Cooper




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