dusk
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Once they’re in our grip, we hum on pleasant nervous energy all weekend, watching the sky turn lilac at dusk, eating Taiwanese takeout from around the corner, wondering when things will return to normal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Vega is usually the first bright star you will spot at dusk.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The best times to encounter them are at dawn or dusk, when most tourists are sleeping or sipping caipirinhas.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Every dawn or dusk, Sevidov leaves his grey apartment block on the outskirts of Kryvyi Rig, an industrial city in central Ukraine, to see what birds he can spot.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It was dusk, but the desert stones still sizzled from the daytime sun.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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