a day

phrase

: each day
Take one pill two times a day.
work 8 hours a day

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As the advisor talks through what a day might involve, clients begin to picture themselves there. — Anthony Mastro, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Microsoft and Alphabet are scheduled to report quarterly results on Wednesday, followed a day later by Amazon. — Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet,annie Palmer,lora Kolodny,kai Nicol-Schwarz,caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Consider Friday, the first time Reid was available after Simmons had been placed on IR and a day after head trainer Rick Burkholder addressed the media with a statement but took no questions. — Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 The vote is a referendum on Netanyahu Netanyahu’s opponents, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, see Tuesday as a day of reckoning. — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a day

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“A day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20day. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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