a day

phrase

: each day
Take one pill two times a day.
work 8 hours a day

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Then a supplier’s API certificate expires overnight, a core system loses its data feed and the business stops for half a day. Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The Reno-Tahoe International Airport charges $22 a day for long-term garage parking and $36 per day for short-term garage parking. Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Around 400 former students and leading industry professionals made the trek from Paris for a day of conferences and informal gatherings. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 But Madrid showed that even on a day when luck trumped speed, Antonelli cashed in by being in the right place at the right time. Luke Smith, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a day

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“A day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20day. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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