dawn on
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Before dawn on Sept. 8, thieves in southern France broke into what was Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s last home, now a museum, and escaped with two of his paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
At dawn on the rooftop, alarms of the few cell phones that still have battery wake the neighbors one by one.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Perseids is active from mid-July to 23 August but the best time to catch the display is between midnight and dawn on 12 and 13 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
At dawn on 24 April, officers raided Greer's family home in what was described as a "day of executive action".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Not that Jayme needed to hear that; she says when her friend came out to her, it didn’t even dawn on her that it was an issue.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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