dawn
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The best times to encounter them are at dawn or dusk, when most tourists are sleeping or sipping caipirinhas.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Since dawn, he and around 20 colleagues have paddled along the riverbanks in their weathered wooden canoes.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“Ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable,” writes Stephen Hawking.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Toni Morrison wrote before dawn, before her children awoke and she had to go to her publishing job.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Torak woke at dawn feeling stiff and sore.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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