dead of night
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Presenter Claudia Winkleman greeted the four of them outside the castle in the dead of night.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
A big black crate being removed from a lorry in the dead of night may not sound that exciting but this is a historic moment - and BBC News was also there to witness it.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Reliable intelligence indicates that Aidaros Alzubidi and others have escaped in the dead of night," a statement from the coalition said, detailing a boat-and-plane journey from Aden to Abu Dhabi via Somaliland and Somalia.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Ten months after the most mind-boggling trade in basketball history went down in the dead of night, only one thing is unsurprising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
It was dead of night now with a ring around the moon.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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