variants
or D-day
: a day set for launching an operation
specifically
: June 6, 1944, on which Allied forces began the invasion of France in World War II
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For those who pause to think about the occasion’s meaning, Memorial Day typically evokes images like the planting of the American flag on Iwo Jima in World War II or the heroism of D-Day.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
But that was fine, because La Harve is next to Normandy’s D-Day beaches, and that was No. 1 on my bucket list.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Our two nations enjoy the world’s longest undefended border, largest trading partnership, and nearly a century of military cooperation, from the beaches of D-Day to the fight against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
—Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
The deportation trains continued for two months after D-Day.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
But that was fine, because La Harve is next to Normandy’s D-Day beaches, and that was No. 1 on my bucket list.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Our two nations enjoy the world’s longest undefended border, largest trading partnership, and nearly a century of military cooperation, from the beaches of D-Day to the fight against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
—Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
The deportation trains continued for two months after D-Day.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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“D-Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/D-Day. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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