dusk
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The skull anatomy indicates that the dodo may not have been active only during the daytime and could also have moved or foraged around dawn and dusk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The traps are laid in the afternoon and picked up the following morning, allowing them to collect mosquitoes at dusk and dawn, when the insects are most active.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Take bird feeders down at dusk; don’t leave them out overnight; the bear will remember where they were.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
In the early evening, just before dusk, the sun peeks through the trees and warms the bench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Blue summer skies thinned to an orange dusk over the rooftops of Paris, and Gia lifted her skirts away from a puddle as she prepared to step inside the most beautiful store off the Champs-Élysées.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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