day off
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I tend to avoid airports on my day off since I traverse them nonstop for this job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"They often report they would rather have a physical accident to have a reason not to show up than just take the day off."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The workshop is open daily from March to November, though she took one day off in August to go to the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hernández and Edman — hitting leadoff in place of Shohei Ohtani, who got the day off while dealing with a nagging biceps problem — were the only Dodgers with hits Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Now she was planning to take advantage of the rare day off and do some errands.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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