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dusk

[duhsk] / dʌsk /


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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

"China has been making forward-looking strategies for decades," he adds, as the world's "cyberpunk capital" lights up behind him at dusk.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

They are most active during pup-leaving season between September and November and during dawn and dusk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

If the Prince of Demons was to be found, he would be found there, and he would not appear before dusk.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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