dawned
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And if Snead was going to win himself a championship, it dawned on him that everything that had carried the Rams to this point would have to change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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 the realization dawned that Ronnie might, as it were, take the bullet for Stuart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
By the time that exercise was terminated, day had fully dawned.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
