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day release

British

noun

a system whereby workers are released for part-time education without loss of pay

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day release

Airglow occurs when atoms and molecules that absorbed energy from sunlight during the day release that excess energy as light after dark.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

Ms Graham said he "should never have been let out on day release in the first place", branding the decision as "ridiculous".

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024

Sutherland later fled the UK while on day release from prison and is now in Norway fighting extradition.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024

He has been held in an open prison since 2020 and was granted day release in January 2023.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024

Love, she told herself, would one day release her from this spell of unreality.

From The Reef by Wharton, Edith

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