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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

"You are like the wind at daybreak, you are like a cherished vision," he sings in a direct address to the horse, named Rovach.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 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

Although no deaths have yet been confirmed, Montego Bay's mayor Richard Vernon told the BBC his first task at daybreak would be "to check if everybody is alive."

From BBC Oct. 29, 2025

Through relief and exhaustion I slept well that night, waking refreshed before daybreak with a renewed hopefulness.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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