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daybreak

[dey-breyk] / ˈdeɪˌbreɪk /


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At daybreak on a recent morning, travelers heading to Havana had suitcases full of survival goods at Miami International Airport, where the squeak of plastic-wrapping machines for baggage echoed throughout the terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

When signals resumed before daybreak some 10 hours later, the bulk carrier was far south of the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

Around 70 people braved the cold to queue outside the West Kowloon court at daybreak, while dozens of journalists gathered outside the building's entrance.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

On June 19, she rose hours before daybreak, dressed and went to her sister-in-law’s apartment.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

The next morning at daybreak she went to see the rats.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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