Mayday
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Afterward the beau monde had a few days to find new costumes for the Monday Mayday masquerade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Boylan himself called in a Mayday at 3:14 a.m. and jumped overboard, which prosecutors described as abandoning ship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
In late January, after Mayday countersued in a federal court in New York, that court temporarily blocked South Dakota’s actions.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Mayday, which was formed in 1997, is one of the most popular bands in the Chinese-speaking world - at one point being described as the "Beatles of Asia" by the music press.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
Mayday, mayday, for pilots whose planes had been hit, and ships — was it ships too? — at sea.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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