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The purpose of the daylong event — which drew big-name speakers and 300 invite-only attendees — was to talk about how to attract and retain people to jobs in industries like manufacturing, utilities, transportation, construction, and energy.—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Having failed earlier this week to get a new trial or an acquittal, Diddy’s 10-lawyer deep defense team have asked for just 14 months, including time already served, for their client — which if granted in Friday’s daylong hearing could see Combs free before Christmas.—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025 The share of Americans who back daylong bans also increased from 36 to 44 percent, but 46 percent still oppose all-day restrictions on phones.—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 The seeds of a daylong gathering have been germinating for a while.—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daylong
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of daylong was
before the 12th century
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