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yesterday

[yes-ter-day, -dee] / ˈjɛs tərˌdeɪ, -di /


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The fashions are what the fashions are, and yet over and over it feels like, really, he could have written this yesterday.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Hochul: ‘What we learned yesterday raised... troubling questions’

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I left here yesterday and headed to the golf course and was very excited on the drive over there with how yesterday went and kind of what I’ve seen this team could be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

That’s how much MongoDB’s share price dropped yesterday after Meta hired away its now ex-CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

For a moment he reacts as he would have reacted just yesterday, before we had the fight.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

With both of us facing more yesterdays than tomorrows, I cop to midlife anxiety, feeling like time is running out for goals such as learning Spanish or how to swim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

At this moment in its history, Pittsburgh is working to blend its fabled industrial yesterdays with a 21st-century economy based increasingly on services and innovation — something the map project reflects.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

“Thank you to everyone who has donated to @CalsAngels after yesterdays win! Thank you for making a difference against childhood cancer,” Gould tweeted.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2022

“We’re all in our twilight years; we have more yesterdays than tomorrows,” Davis said.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2021

Because I refused to live invincibly on all the days I didn’t get an alert, I wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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