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overnight

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












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More than 450 Ukrainian drones were also shot down by the Russian air defences overnight, Moscow said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

But I was happily surrounded by Tail Town’s 39 loving and free-roaming cat residents, all up for adoption and curious about humans staying overnight in their 2,000-square-foot domain.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The strike lasted several hours overnight and into the morning, local sources say.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

He received stock in the business at an early stage, and when Tencent listed its shares in Hong Kong in 2004, he became wealthy overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

He often stayed overnight in the Fischer apartment in Brooklyn and later was Bobby’s houseguest when Fischer lived in California.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Elegant, clutter-free and homey, the condominium is a calm place to come home to after working long shifts, including overnights, at Children’s Hospital.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2025

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

The Fortune Creek Huts near Cle Elum are also open for their first season of backcountry overnights, having survived legal challenges from the Washington State Snowmobile Association.

From Seattle Times Dec. 6, 2022

The chosen ones returned from restaurant meals and overnights hand in hand with their new “mom” and “dad.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

MedMen was so afraid of me and the pettiness and my vitriol that they overnighted us a check.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2024

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

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

Afraid she wouldn’t be allowed on the plane, Fox phoned her father, who overnighted her passport.

From Washington Post

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

After that, he traveled around the country in a truck, overnighting in campgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2014

Sometimes he travelled closer to the city, overnighting in places like the Merri Creek reserve.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus




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