dawn on

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Greenpeace activists scaled a monument in front of Congress at dawn on Wednesday and unfurled a banner urging lawmakers "not to betray the Argentine people."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Just over 100 people forced to leave their homes gathered from dawn on Monday at a WFP distribution site in Paktia province, on Afghanistan's eastern border, to receive fortified biscuits, an AFP photographer said.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Between midnight and dawn on Tuesday, the Earth will pass directly between the sun and the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Machado and the crew planned to leave at the crack of dawn on Tuesday but left as the sun was setting instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

I saw something dawn on her suddenly, and then felt her sneaking a second look.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English