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wee hours





NOUN
small hours
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Earlier, in the wee hours of Sunday, the US space agency published an image taken by the Artemis crew, showing a distant Moon with the Orientale basin visible.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Second, it could shape what lessons other countries—friends and foes—take from Operation Absolute Resolve, the quite large and impressive military action that unfolded in the wee hours on Saturday.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

I’ve written previously about how the stereotypical “get rich quick” crypto bro — living in his parents’ basement, gaming into the wee hours — doesn’t exactly align with the data.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

If only to keep living it the best we can, but far too burnt to party in earnest into the wee hours.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

In the wee hours, men eventually began to stagger back toward their bunks in Mason City or Engineer City or Shack Town.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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