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yesterday

/ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ noun A2
  1. The day immediately before today; one day ago. (countable, uncountable) · Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.· Yesterday was rainy, but by this morning it had begun to snow.
  2. The past, often in terms of being outdated. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) · yesterday's technology· The worker of today is different from that of yesterday.

Plural yesterdays

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He had left the hotel after breakfast yesterday morning on his bicycle, and no more was heard of him until our inquiries.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 74 · C1
Douglas was altering the pictures yesterday,” he said.
The Valley of Fear, p. 30 · C1
“Yes, sir, he cut himself in shaving yesterday morning.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 44 · C1
Had you noticed anything unusual in his conduct, yesterday, Ames?”
The Valley of Fear, p. 44 · C1

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