nine days' wonder

variants also nine day wonder
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Noun
  • What are Tommy Shelby's last words?
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The stunned sibling couldn’t believe his last words to Chris would be so ordinary, yet so profound in light of what happened.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The underground excavation machine, weighing around 500 tons, is designed to dig vertical shafts through solid rock at depths previously difficult to reach using conventional mining techniques.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Companies that emit more than 100 tons of any pollutant in one year must apply for Title V permits.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If trends persist, a third and fourth quarterback will be added to the room for training camp, and then only two will be on the active 53-man roster, with another taking up a practice squad roster spot.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Texas Rangers carried a four-game losing streak headed into a series against American League West foe Seattle and bucked that trend in a 2-1 win Monday at Globe Life Field .
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With that supply since cut off, Cuba has entered crisis mode, lacking energy sources to power the electric grid.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
  • While Katseye were in planning mode, the pop world buzzed with speculation and curiosity about what the performance would bring — or more specifically, who.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Born from the embers of the eighties band Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, led by the singer and guitarist Amelia Fletcher, shuffled forward with her riffy, effervescent playing style, gradually growing more sophisticated across four LPs and an EP, without any loss of buoyancy.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The pop star was photographed in New York City with friends Ashley Avignone and Jerrod Carmichael on Wednesday, April 8, and was seen wearing an elegant look that had bridal style written all over it.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His guest, a man named James Fishback, who is in his early thirties, summed up his hopes for the future of the conservative movement.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This event was part of the #MeToo blackout awards season, in which attendees wore black in support of the movement—but the British Royal family is never supposed to make a political statement of any kind.
    Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Friday, April 10, concert is sure to be a hot ticket, as San Francisco Performances brings Goode back to Herbst Theatre for the first time since 2022.
    Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026
  • An Alcaraz-Fonseca showdown would be a hot ticket.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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