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day return

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noun

  1. a reduced fare for a journey (by train, etc) travelling both ways in one day

"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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"We hope that tourists and pilgrims will one day return to this place, because it still carries a message and speaks to us even today," he added.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

There is also a day return coach on Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2025

Olsen: Would you still hope to one day return to Iran?

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2024

That didn’t stop his family from clinging to hope that he would one day return home alive.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2024

“Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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