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The anniversary was marked not just by the day itself, but by the media hubbub, memorials and tributes that surrounded it.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Bombs were already falling in Palestine, the death toll mounting by the day.
—Ismail Ibrahim, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Dwarfed by nearby St Paul’s Cathedral, the smart office building where arbitration rooms can be hired by the day for up to £5,000 ($6,580) seems unassuming.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Yes — but the chances are growing slimmer by the day, Graves said.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Bombs were already falling in Palestine, the death toll mounting by the day.
—Ismail Ibrahim, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Dwarfed by nearby St Paul’s Cathedral, the smart office building where arbitration rooms can be hired by the day for up to £5,000 ($6,580) seems unassuming.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Yes — but the chances are growing slimmer by the day, Graves said.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
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“By the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20day. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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