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overnight

[oh-ver-nahyt, oh-ver-nahyt, oh-ver-nahyt] / ˈoʊ vərˈnaɪt, ˈoʊ vərˌnaɪt, ˌoʊ vərˈnaɪt /












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Oil pulled back from overnight gains as President Trump moved to assuage fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East though U.S. futures were shy of fresh record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“I guess I’ll process it overnight maybe, then tomorrow, I’m going to Disneyland.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“When it happens” — the phrase became a meme almost overnight, as Troy Farah recently observed, in no small part because, even in our attention-addled age, people understand what it means.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Nunez said in a press briefing earlier Sunday that 780 people were arrested across the country during the overnight celebrations.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

As I treated them with ointment I decided to hole up until the weather eased a bit—I thought overnight.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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