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yesterday

[yes-ter-day, -dee] / ˈjɛs tərˌdeɪ, -di /


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When I was watching on TV, I was like, ‘Holy ... he looks better today than he did yesterday, and he did pretty well the day before.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I left here yesterday and headed to the golf course and was very excited on the drive over there with how yesterday went and kind of what I’ve seen this team could be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

That’s how much MongoDB’s share price dropped yesterday after Meta hired away its now ex-CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Antonio Varela remembers the website's launch like it was yesterday.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Where did you go yesterday?" asked Specimen, bursting into the room.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

With both of us facing more yesterdays than tomorrows, I cop to midlife anxiety, feeling like time is running out for goals such as learning Spanish or how to swim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

More important may be simply having a reason to remember some of the yesterdays of a franchise that has 48 rich years of history.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

“Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death,” Browne said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

“We’re all in our twilight years; we have more yesterdays than tomorrows,” Davis said.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2021

“You had all weekend to do it. And yesterdays study group?”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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