those days
plural noun
: a period of time in the past
Remember when we were kids and life was easy? Well, those days are gone.
In those days, women weren't allowed to own property.
No one knew in those days what caused the disease.
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Despite playing alongside John Carew, John Arne Riise and Morten Gamst Pedersen — all Premier League stars in those days — qualification for a major tournament proved elusive.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Brunson, who was born in August 1996, has fond memories from those days.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
On those days, the MBTA is providing shuttle buses to get Foxboro line riders onto the Providence Line instead.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 June 2026
For a time, his family would track the inaccuracies, said Magloire, who admits to having no memory of those days, though the story was repeatedly told to him by his parents over the years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Brunson, who was born in August 1996, has fond memories from those days.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
On those days, the MBTA is providing shuttle buses to get Foxboro line riders onto the Providence Line instead.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 June 2026
For a time, his family would track the inaccuracies, said Magloire, who admits to having no memory of those days, though the story was repeatedly told to him by his parents over the years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
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“Those days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/those%20days. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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