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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

Now, he prays the dozens of men he was detained with can one day return to their families.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Scientists hope to one day return the tubes to Earth and analyze their contents for traces of embedded microbial life.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

Uballez expressed hope that putting Oldrock behind bars would bring some closure, saying that Shorty’s elderly aunt could stop looking down the driveway in hopes her nephew might one day return.

From Seattle Times Feb. 19, 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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