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days

American  
[deyz] / deɪz /

adverb

  1. in or during the day regularly.

    They slept days rather than nights.
days British  
/ deɪz /

adverb

  1. informal during the day, esp regularly

    he works days
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Etymology

Origin of days

1125–75; Middle English daies; see day, -s 1

Example Sentences

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The inside story of the five days that remade the Supreme Court.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

But it conceded there were "a few member states where technical issues have been detected – as can be expected in the first days of full operation of any major new system".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Combine their buy the dip, chase the rip behavior with professional investors like commodity trading advisers who already followed momentum strategies, and bounces have a lot more oomph these days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

For what it’s worth, Schwartzman also owns dogs, though he’s quick to point out that growing up in Los Angeles, he volunteered at a cat shelter, and these days Plaza actually owns a dog, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

I am sure this was why I became closer during these days to Mutti than ever before.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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