nine days' wonders

variants also nine day wonders
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plural of nine days' wonder
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Noun
  • But he's still haunted by Gloria's last words on that 911 call.
    Paul LaRosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • What were Michael Jackson's last words?
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 2024, Spanish police impounded 13 tons of cocaine from a container ship that had arrived at the southern port of Algeciras from Ecuador, the country's largest-ever haul of the drug.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Central Table Rock Lake boasts the lake’s largest marina, Port of Kimberling Marina and Resort, and tons of lodging, while popular Indian Point is home to award-winning Silver Dollar City.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • The Story and American Buffalo are going to be hot tickets too.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are several other ongoing furors about the president’s propensity to use his power in unusually personal ways.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Not for him the magic elixirs and fads of his biohacking brethren.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Taylor Swift, Sandra Bullock, Jimmy Fallon, Kerry Washington and other famous figures have all experienced the same awkward phases and funky fashion fads of their time — and these nostalgic memories show up best in their prom photos.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Forest fires have prompted both humans and wildlife to move to new places, increasing the risk, said Roberto Debbag, vice president of the Latin American Society of Vaccinology, while tourism trends have also had an effect.
    Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • The sister of King Charles III is rarely seduced by trends, fashions, or labels.
    Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The L10s Ultra Gen2 dominates dirt, dust, and debris with 10,000 Pa Vormax suction and ultrasonic carpet recognition that instantly adjusts cleaning modes to protect rugs.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
  • Its latest model, SenseNova U1, integrates language and vision processing into a single system, improving speed and efficiency by removing the need to translate different modes.
    Elaine Yu, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Urie plays Monty Blakemont III, a dashing art connoisseur and philanthropist, whose enthusiasms are genuine though his financial resources are suspect.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Fedorova knows that her enthusiasms will not be shared by everyone.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
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