one day
idiom
1
: at some time in the future
One day, it'll happen. You'll see.
People may one day be able to take vacations to the moon.
2
: on a day in the past
I went to her house one day and had lunch with her.
One day, we had a terrible argument.
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That ruling came one day after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.
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Ben Finley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
That ruling came one day after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador in a different legal case.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Then one day an outreach specialist approached Quincie at the emergency room and handed him her card.
—Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
That was Monday, the day Blewett joined his third major-league team in a two-week span, and one day before the 6-foot-6 right-hander was thrust into the first start of his MLB career.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Ben Finley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
That ruling came one day after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador in a different legal case.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Then one day an outreach specialist approached Quincie at the emergency room and handed him her card.
—Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
That was Monday, the day Blewett joined his third major-league team in a two-week span, and one day before the 6-foot-6 right-hander was thrust into the first start of his MLB career.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“One day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20day. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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