nine days' wonder

variants also nine day wonder
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Noun
  • Alan Osmond‘s younger brother, Merrill Osmond, has revealed the late musician’s last words to him before his death on April 20, 2026, at age 76.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
  • What were Angus Cloud’s last words?
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The latests stats mean AI music has exploded by 650% in 16 months.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The latests forecasts show a new round of storm systems will increase rain chances across much of Northern California and the Central Valley in the coming days.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Next to it is a giant Goliath crane, which can lift up to 30,000 tons in a single heave; a gleaming white Royal Caribbean cruise ship sits just a few docks away.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Denver clearly knows the school well and will have seen a ton of him before even digging into this class, having fallen in love with Barron last year.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Lucky Step Ballet Fashion Sneakers These are a fun, budget-friendly take on the ballet sneaker trend that feels thoughtfully designed.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Speaking on a recent analyst call, Dimon also pointed to some easing in underwriting standards across the market, noting that the trend extends beyond private credit.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • All modes of severe weather will be possible, including damaging winds, hail, flooding, and even a tornado.
    Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • At some point, these issues will be ironed out, or the Oilers will be in offseason mode in short order.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tolle returned for the sixth and finished his outing in style, sending the Yankees down 1-2-3 while striking out Judge and Stanton.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Photograph by Rachel Neville / Courtesy Parsons Dance Parsons Dance has long been known for its high-energy, high-spirited style.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The movement from Odegaard and Zubimendi towards the ball occupies Willock and Guimaraes, while White attacks the space vacated by the Newcastle captain and Havertz drops to provide a passing option.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The drop arrived April 16 and has been a hot ticket collection ever since.
    Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This weekend's Pirates-Rays game won't be the only hot ticket in town, however, as the Penguins are making their return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday night for the first time since 2022.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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