thousand days
noun (used with a plural verb) (sometimes initial capital letters)
the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
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The Origin Of Dog DaysIt’s hot again, up in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s that time of year when the sun shines its most unforgiving beams, baking the ground and, indeed, us. It’s the portion of summer known as the hottest time of the year. Or, more delightfully, the dog days. Contrary to common conjecture, the dog days do not take their peculiar name from weather that “isn’t fit for …
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