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day release

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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"It is wholly inadequate that this man who is a known flight risk is allowed out on day release," he said.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

Former Justice Minister and Independent MLA Clare Sugden said victims must be "front and centre" to any decisions regarding potential day release of prisoners.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

Ms Bradley said the police told their family last week that Meehan had failed to return to prison from day release.

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

From The Reef by Edith Wharton

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