Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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"The nation's demand for change continues to grow day-by-day, getting stronger."
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Rovere, on the other hand, found the book to be “barren of ideas and imagination,” and “scarcely more interesting or enlightening than the day-by-day newspaper accounts.”
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
For the most part, Strong’s day-by-day chronicle of the war’s ups and downs was based on behind-the-scenes gossip and “extras” peddled by Manhattan newsboys.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
It’s a day-by-day soap opera, and just like a soap opera, you get relief, then it heats up again.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
In these two intensely vivid figures is given our Master's carefully, lovingly thought out plan for the day-by-day life.
From Quiet Talks on Power by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
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