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thousand days

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).


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For some, this meant eating only tree bark, pine needles, pine cones, seeds, chestnuts or even stones and crystals for a period of a thousand or several thousand days.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 19, 2024

“Yeah, but three years. It’s a thousand days that someone is talking about you,” Jokic responded.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023

When I started writing the book, he had gone to the park a thousand days in a row.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2021

Whether it will last another thousand days or nearly another thousand beyond that remains unclear.

From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2019

There's about a thousand days of food I don't have.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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