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[dawn] / dɔn /




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Activist Manuel Cuesta Morúa, 63, woke before dawn in his apartment in a Soviet-style block built in the 1970s in east Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

But the best time to watch is on the peak nights, which this year is in the early morning hours between midnight and dawn on 12 and 13 August.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The dodo may have followed a more flexible daily schedule, with activity possibly extending into dawn and dusk.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

The traps are laid in the afternoon and picked up the following morning, allowing them to collect mosquitoes at dusk and dawn, when the insects are most active.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

That night he ran and we ran until just before dawn I could see the glow from the Coleman lamp coming through the windows of the cabin across the swamp near our home.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

“Markets have seen plenty of false dawns throughout this conflict,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In some sense, this is akin to the realization that dawns on most people regarding their parents: Before we came along, they had a whole identity that had nothing to do with us.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2026

As another Grand Slam season dawns, many players still believe they are undervalued and denied a voice in key decisions made by the major championships.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Investors burned by false dawns in China’s property market are reluctant to reprice assets without unmistakable signals.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

When I reach the sidewalk something else dawns on me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Was there a specific moment when it dawned on the “Hacks” team that Jimmy and Kayla deserved more airtime?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

But as we drove further into the village it dawned on us just how many of the bright white Andalusian homes had seemingly been spared.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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 as the EV age dawned, helped by top-down policy such as generous subsidies, Chinese firms hit the throttle.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

It dawned on me that I had more to work with than usual.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

“There’s just a dawning understanding of broader American consciousness about caregiving and aging. It’s a massive infrastructure issue and economic issue that will impact all of us in some way.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

Graham Burnett, a history professor at Princeton University, sees "the dawning of an authentic movement," similar to the birth of the environmental movement in the 1960s, which led to landmark environmental protections.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

This might be a dawning moment, when the golfing world realises that someone capable of winning a record-equalling 82 PGA Tour titles might not be the best qualified to shape its future.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

It even overwhelms his dawning understanding of Venice’s spreading cholera outbreak, as he concludes he would rather stay on vacation than save the boy—or himself.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

As the trader’s son wrote, “There lingers memories like a half forgotten dream, of an enchanting world dawning on a child’s consciousness in its wonder and mystery.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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