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
  • This savory bread pudding has tons of flavor and texture from ingredients like French bread that's been baked in a rich Parmesan custard.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • Multiplied across a day, their rate would have been over seventy-five tons per day per man.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 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
  • So will these takeovers prove to be fads or a preview of the future?
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Unlike some internet nutrition fads, this one isn’t entirely out of left field.
    Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 29 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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