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The skid is a new season-long, surpassing two previous six-game losing streaks — all of which have come since the calendar turned to July.—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025 Of the 10 young players the Twins acquired before the July 31 trade deadline, none is more intriguing — or at least might be closest to playing regular innings for the big league team — than James Outman.—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025 No mysteries plagued Preller this summer as far as which Padres positions needed upgrades ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025 Daniel Holland, general counsel for the Insurance Department's Pharmacy Benefit Managers Division, said the department is assessing two rounds of data reported under the rule, one of which was submitted in January and the other July 31.—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for July
Word History
Etymology
Middle English Julie, from Old English Julius, from Latin, from Gaius Julius Caesar
Old English Julius "July," from Latin Julius "the fifth month of the old Roman calendar," named for Gaius Julius Caesar 100–44 b.c.
Word Origin
The first ancient Roman calendar began the year with March. The original name of the fifth month of the year was Quintilis, a Latin word meaning "fifth." In order to honor the statesman Gaius Julius Caesar, however, the Roman senate changed Quintilis to Julius. The name Julius was borrowed into Old English and eventually became Modern English July.
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