eve
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The papers on Sunday spotlight Andy Burnham on the eve of him officially becoming prime minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Fasting is his last resort in the place of the sword," Gandhi wrote, external in 1948, on the eve of his last fast.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Oil, which was $67.02 a barrel on the eve of the war, peaked at $112.95 in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, I was reunited with the family I hadn’t seen in eight years, ever since my wife and children came to the U.S. to get out of harm’s way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
On the eve of the incredible journey, towards the end of September, Longridge sat by a crackling log fire in his comfortable library.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Behind him, a building was snowed-in to the eves.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2023
Norway on Tuesday introduced a 10-person limit for gatherings at private homes, although the number will be increased to 20 on Christmas and New Year’s eves.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
“Umbrellas were useless,” reported The Times, “the overflow from eves, awning and other projections were miniature Niagaras.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2017
Games occur in practice gyms, or intramural gyms, or gym-gyms, or in the real thing on game eves.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2017
She grabbed an end of the oilcloth and wiped her eves.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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