nine days' wonders

variants also nine day wonders
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plural of nine days' wonder

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Noun
  • Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
    Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Stein told reporters Tuesday the state expects to have about 50,000 tons of salt on hand within the next few days and entered the recent winter weather stretch with enough supply to handle three major storms.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of copper, 22,000 tons, was last year dug out of this crater –– the Muhammad Khel Copper Mine –– and hauled off to China; a nation with a seemingly insatiable appetite for metals and minerals.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are several other ongoing furors about the president’s propensity to use his power in unusually personal ways.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Or perhaps that is the concern conjured by the hysteria of Y2K—with its fads of fears pumped by a skepticism over technology and wars people could not hold so freshly after the recession of the early 1990s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Besides the aesthetic, homeowners are also being strategic in their changes, opting for functional improvements over fads.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The straight-cut pants are just wide enough to suit popular wide-leg trends without feeling baggy.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Drawing on psychology and behavioral science, Grant shows how people slip into rigid mental modes that prioritize defending identity over discovering truth.
    Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Red light supports collagen production and smooths fine lines; blue light targets acne-causing bacteria; green and yellow modes address dark spots and uneven tone; while purple and cyan modes help soothe redness for a balanced, refreshed complexion.
    William Jones January 29, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Their online parlance is punctuated by empty enthusiasms, vicious aspersions, and obvious hypocrisies that rarely matter.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Nine days' wonders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nine%20days%27%20wonders. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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