dawning
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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
It’s dawning on both the equity and bond markets that this conflict isn’t looking like a fleeting affair, said Amar Reganti, fixed-income strategist at Hartford Funds.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 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
The dawning of reality should be close at hand now for England players - 'maybe it's not you, Scotland, maybe it's us'.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
It was only just dawning on Harry how many witches and wizards there must be in the world; he had never really thought much about those in other countries.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Already we see the bright dawnings of this new relation, in the universal diffusion of the spirit of emancipation, first sought in the wilds of America.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various
Yet all these were only dawnings and intimations of what was coming during the week of real preparation, after the Governor's proclamation had been read.
From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Asa Don Dickinson
But where shall woman look for her redemption in this auspicious hour, when new dawnings of liberty, new sunrises of human enfranchisement are illumining the world?
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
They need to hear of new dawnings, of radiant to-morrows, of larger, brighter coming days.
From The Whole Armour of God by John Henry Jowett
"He says there is something singularly interesting in watching the countenances and movements of children, and in tracing the dawnings of respective characters."
From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Grace Aguilar
