after midnight

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Shortly after midnight Friday, as Marc B. was leaving the courthouse in a police van, he shouted "Portugal Armageddon" toward journalists gathered outside.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The most intense earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.7 shortly after midnight in the early morning Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Adusah said he left the hotel after midnight to travel to Accra for a 6am meeting before a scheduled flight back to the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

These satellites collect images after midnight, usually between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time, and scan nearly the entire planet each night between 70° North and 60° South.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Nancy would carry the hat- boxes into suite AA-5 and work on the monkeys until after midnight with her partner and a civilian assistant.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston