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  • past participle of dawn.
  • past tense form of dawn.
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"I don't think it's dawned on us it's really ours," says Conroy, a video editor.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Though the foldable was developed on his watch, Apple is anxious to set a tone that a new innovative day has dawned at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

It also does not appear to have dawned on them that they are high-profile individuals, likely to attract attention, with footage finding its way to social media, as happened with Carse.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

“Suddenly, they referred to me as they used to refer to my father. Something dawned upon me: that I was the king now.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

But it dawned on her that he seemed freaked out dealing with the things that wouldn't smash or smear.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds


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