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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; day, -s 1

Example Sentences

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Others, like the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, will keep normal business hours on both days.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The rate of ascent has slowed over the past two days as SPX has rallied, but these won’t be on buy signals until they roll over and begin to trend lower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Smaller companies will be given 180 days to make investment commitments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Within days of the interview, which was perceived in part as a ploy for clemency by Maxwell, she was moved to a minimum-security camp in Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Early in his ushering days, he’d found that if he was careful about the roots, he could successfully transplant any mushroom from Deadwood into his garden.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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