overnight
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The Israeli military said on Thursday it had sent forces to the area a second time, overnight, and dismantled two outposts, detaining one Israeli.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Polling stations will remain open to anyone registered to vote until 22:00, with the count taking place overnight.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
According to a fundraiser for Dyer’s wife, he was working an overnight shift as a security guard at the condominium complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
More than 450 Ukrainian drones were also shot down by the Russian air defences overnight, Moscow said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Matthias felt that he had grown up overnight.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Nobody imagined using Wi-Fi to livestream Thursday Night Football from a multinational tech conglomerate that also overnights toilet paper and garden gnomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Stays at Swiss five-star hotels make up around 8% of all overnights, but the guests in them contribute at least 25% of Switzerland's total revenue from tourism.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Yelmi Martinez, a single mother of three in Fresno who works overnights stocking shelves at a Walmart, said she’ll likely need to visit a food bank over the holidays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
The one facility type where overnights fell significantly since 2019 was retreat centers, down nearly 100%.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2022
I grabbed my pink canvas duffel bag, the one I’d planned to use for overnights the minute anyone asked me.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
The elder Hou had declined via text to come visit his son and grandchildren at their Las Vegas residence on his birthday, so Wen Hou overnighted him a traditional gift of handmade Chinese noodles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Of the affected voters, a lawyer for the county told the court that 585 had already been overnighted a ballot or had canceled their absentee ballot and voted early.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2022
Mr. Budowich said the committee overnighted a formal letter alerting him to the subpoena which arrived at his residence in California on Dec. 22.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
She occasionally overnighted about an hour outside Detroit with Judy Chiodo, a fellow Trump rally-trotter, rather than drive all the way home to Sault Ste. Marie.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2021
Had we chosen an urban Quebec vacation we probably would have overnighted at Auberge de St. Antoine which offers a 40 percent winter discount.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2018
BTW: If you’re overnighting in Paso Robles, consider Sensorio, a walk-through display of ever-changing lights, most of it concocted by artist Bruce Munro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
The men in separate canoes were returning to shore after overnighting on the lake’s Deer Island.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
My friend’s mom notably wrangled our gang of overnighting 20-somethings with the imperturbable grace of a seasoned host.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021
My vote goes to overnighting in bigger Prineville, with a morning detour in Mitchell for coffee and croissants.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2021
Sometimes he travelled closer to the city, overnighting in places like the Merri Creek reserve.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
