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[dey] / deɪ /




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This year, Oklahoma doubled its requirement for elementary students to 40 minutes of recess a day, while Pennsylvania recently began requiring 30 minutes for students in full-day kindergarten through fifth grade.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

A day later, Belgium's 29-year-old Youri Tielemans joined from Aston Villa for £35m.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

In a May 2015 email, Kates told Epstein that Molchanova said she didn’t want to sit at a desk all day and had never worked at an office.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ tone shifted slightly Friday, as he addressed Shohei Ohtani’s absence from the lineup for the second straight day.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Japanese periodicals, leaflets, and pamphlets rained over the city, giving only the Japanese military’s perspective on the news and events of the day.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

In the most recent fiscal year, he said, Medi-Cal patients comprised 26% of 336,600 inpatient days and 34% of 156,000 emergency department visits.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The question is whether the institution employing them is willing to defend its own independence, and in recent days there have been several notable answers.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Every young person deserves that freedom during the roughly 180 days a year they spend in school, too.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Starting with their trip to Everton, United have five games in 16 days before the first international break of the campaign.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Two days after the accident, he takes a turn for the worse.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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