day trip
noun
: a journey in which a person goes to visit a place and then returns home on the same day
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The Mexican immigration agents who had guarded the group on their three-day trip from the border said their charges, still dressed in the prison garb of detainees, were now free to go.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket, topped with the Orion capsule, will launch the crew on a 10-day trip as early as April 1.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
In fact, the space agency is in the midst of preparing for a mission known as Artemis 2, which as early as April would send three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day trip around the moon to set the stage for a 2028 landing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to the missing documents, the report noted an incident on May 13, 2024 when Aguto drank two 500 ml bottles of Chacha, a Georgian brandy containing 40-50% alcohol, during a military event while on a nine-day trip to Ukraine.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket, topped with the Orion capsule, will launch the crew on a 10-day trip as early as April 1.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
In fact, the space agency is in the midst of preparing for a mission known as Artemis 2, which as early as April would send three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day trip around the moon to set the stage for a 2028 landing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to the missing documents, the report noted an incident on May 13, 2024 when Aguto drank two 500 ml bottles of Chacha, a Georgian brandy containing 40-50% alcohol, during a military event while on a nine-day trip to Ukraine.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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