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du jour

[duh zhoor, doo, dy zhoor] / də ˈʒʊər, du, dü ˈʒur /


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Who would have predicted that insurance reform would become a bipartisan cause du jour?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Lunching with some of the hotshots—being a newbie I was by no means a fully-fledged member—I was fascinated, indeed, almost overwhelmed, by the story du jour: American Raceways.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The scam du jour arrives via a text message, offering you a job.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2025

This gratineed preparation for scallops fell out of fashion over the years, though, usually in favor of the current methode du jour: a simple searing.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2024

I sat down and asked the waiter what the plat du jour was.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway



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