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  • plural of day.
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days

American  
[dayz] / 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

"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

Etymology

Origin of days

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


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James later defended the statement, made days before her appointment, by saying she was expressing empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

That person will be given 28 days to do so, with a potential 14-day extension.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Companies across Europe are on heightened alert after a spate of suspected hacks of supermarket fridges and freezers in recent days caused chaos.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The days of search, as we’ve known it since the dawn of the web, may be numbered.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

On lucky days when water is available, it must be boiled first, so that it doesn’t make the prisoners sick.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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