small hours
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In the small hours of the morning, his brain is loose, the world is silent, and he can read, think deeply and really focus on the problems he’s spent a lifetime trying to solve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Savage added that this joy in the face of institutional indifference to our suffering, our dancing into the small hours of the night, was indispensable for establishing political force and pushback during the AIDs crisis.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025
Then maybe home for dinner and then somewhere for a party into the small hours.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
Intensive sessions with all sorts of delegates went well into the small hours of Wednesday morning after the conference presidency’s initial document angered many countries by avoiding decisive calls for action on curbing warming.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Looking back now, it feels like we spent ages in that steamed-up kitchen after breakfast, or huddled around half-dead fires in the small hours, lost in conversation about our plans for the future.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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