of the day
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1
: served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day
What's the vegetable of the day?
Our soup of the day is vegetable beef.
2
: of a particular period of time
What were some of the popular movies of the day?
We read old newspapers to learn of the important issues of the day.
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Read more Photo of the day: Funeral for Iran's President Raisi in Tehran
Thousands of people gathered on the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking officials who died in a helicopter crash during foggy weather.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The organization eventually had branches in several European cities and attempted to lobby the mostly royal rulers of the day to make the dream of statehood come true.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Although heat does not perfectly correlate with UV radiation, the sun does tend to be strongest during the hottest parts of the day—usually from late morning to mid-afternoon, Torres says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 21 May 2024
Upgrade your home entertainment with Best Buy's deals of the day.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
One of the upsets of the day came in the girls shot put, where Helix’s Shani Ford improved almost 3 feet to win the event at 42 feet, tops in the section this year.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Krings struck out a season-high 15 and allowed four hits and a walk in her second start of the day, with first pitch about 30 minutes after the earlier game had concluded.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Rain and storm chances are elevated most of the day but odds are highest, at 65%, that about a seventh of an inch of rain may fall and thunderstorms are likely in the mid- to late-afternoon hours.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
And on Friday, Trump is not sticking around in Florida to spend the rest of the day with his family.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The organization eventually had branches in several European cities and attempted to lobby the mostly royal rulers of the day to make the dream of statehood come true.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Although heat does not perfectly correlate with UV radiation, the sun does tend to be strongest during the hottest parts of the day—usually from late morning to mid-afternoon, Torres says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 21 May 2024
Upgrade your home entertainment with Best Buy's deals of the day.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
One of the upsets of the day came in the girls shot put, where Helix’s Shani Ford improved almost 3 feet to win the event at 42 feet, tops in the section this year.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Krings struck out a season-high 15 and allowed four hits and a walk in her second start of the day, with first pitch about 30 minutes after the earlier game had concluded.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Rain and storm chances are elevated most of the day but odds are highest, at 65%, that about a seventh of an inch of rain may fall and thunderstorms are likely in the mid- to late-afternoon hours.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
And on Friday, Trump is not sticking around in Florida to spend the rest of the day with his family.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
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