nine days' wonder

variants also nine day 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
  • 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
  • From 2002 to 2020, roughly 164 billion tons of Antarctic ice melted per year, according to NASA.
    Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Wu Tsai helped catalyze this tipping point, personally investing tons of money into a team whose toniest perk used to be an MTA pass for free subway rides.
    Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Kate Perez covers national trends and breaking news for USA TODAY.
    Kate Perez, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • The current trend in the Premier League is for players in that mould to push up, to press, to make runs into attack, and to provide goalscoring qualities too.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • At this, the reënactor—whose name was Jen Roger and whose real job was director of the Nevada State Museum in Carson City—went into docent mode.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Alternativa is addressing the issue by creating a distribution arm that has already been in talks with platforms, TV channels, in-flight systems and other ancillary distribution modes.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Gang historian Alex Alonso said the gang unit’s hyper-aggressive style of policing has alienated generations of Black and brown Angelenos.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • The youngest Issa falls somewhere in between her sisters’ styles.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Like the republican project itself, the artistic movements of both Europe and America were a mashup of mutual influences.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The Florida Legislature has recently made construction worker relocation easier, but deals with other states to allow the free movement of professionals could expand these benefits further.
    Maxwell Harden, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • The Padres have been a hot ticket for several years as San Diego’s only team in the four biggest North American sports leagues, ranking second in the majors in attendance last season.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • The Padres have been a hot ticket for several years as San Diego's only team in the four biggest North American sports leagues, ranking second in the majors in attendance last season.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 May 2026
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