first light

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Investor documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal said the goal is for the plane to be the first light jet to focus on artificial-intelligence flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Shortly after picking up our dinner at Joan’s on Third, my friend started asking Lynda questions — first light questions like “Where are you from?” and “What do you do?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The Alpine rescue service said that due to fog and low visibility, helicopters could not take off at first light on Sunday.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Nonetheless, we take a page out of Hemingway’s book and leave The Mira “as soon after first light as possible.”

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

By the first light of dawn, I poured the stream of black liquid into a small bottle and stopped it with a ball of wax.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein