after midnight

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He told police he left the hotel after midnight to travel to Accra for a 06:00 meeting with a reverend before a scheduled flight back to the UK.

From BBC • May 22, 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

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said that Russia had already violated the terms of Ukraine’s proposed pause in the fighting, with strikes continuing after midnight into Wednesday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Ternus was on the road at the supplier’s facility, and sometime after midnight he pulled out a magnifying glass to count the circles, finding that the supplier had gotten it wrong, putting in 35 grooves.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Sometimes, from the kitchen, he would see José Arcadio strolling through the house, smothered by his anxious breathing, and he continued hearing his steps in the ruined bedrooms after midnight.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez