in those days
during a particular period in the past
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At a specific time in the past
one day/night/year etc
on a particular day/night/year etc in the past
of someone’s/something’s day
during the time when someone or something existed
the day before yesterday
two days ago
the day/week/weekend etc before
the previous day/week/weekend etc
the day before yesterday/the week before last etc
two days/weeks etc ago
the other day/night etc
two or three days/nights etc ago
the night/week/year etc before last
the night/week/year etc before the most recent one
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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