daybreak
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At daybreak on a recent morning, travelers heading to Havana had suitcases full of survival goods at Miami International Airport, where the squeak of plastic-wrapping machines for baggage echoed throughout the terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"You are like the wind at daybreak, you are like a cherished vision," he sings in a direct address to the horse, named Rovach.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Edward would latch onto a tree a few hundred yards down river and hold tight until he was rescued at daybreak, a period that he described as a blur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
By daybreak, an uneasy calm overtook the city of more than 3 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
Jem, who had been lying on his cot reading since daybreak, thrust a football magazine in her face, pointed to a picture, and said, “Who’s this, Scout?”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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