dusk
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Fireflies at dusk, flitting around outdoor gatherings as cousins trade jokes with a friendly, rough-and-tumble edge.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026
At dusk, the skyscraper’s crown is set to light up a display of rockets launching into the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
There’s something special about it, especially as day turns into dusk.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Every dawn or dusk, Sevidov leaves his grey apartment block on the outskirts of Kryvyi Rig, an industrial city in central Ukraine, to see what birds he can spot.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Alfredo returns home at dusk, carrying stalks of sugarcane and a sack of corn for the pig.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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