yesterday

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U.S. stock futures edged higher, following a rally yesterday, as the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is proving to be no bother to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"I remember that moment, 18 years ago, in the GP surgery as if it happened yesterday," said Jones, 29, who had been suffering with severe anaemia.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The fountain, by the way, didn’t just dry up yesterday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

"Daejeon Sanseong Elementary School is closed today following the escape of a wolf from a zoo yesterday," a spokesperson for the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

She had hoped that yesterday was just a bad dream.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr