before dawn
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Meteor showers aren't the only reason to get outside before dawn.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Daylight saving time officially comes to a close before dawn Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
It was just before dawn in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and the congregation were arriving for the Friday service at the tiny La Lomita Catholic Chapel.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
She set off after midnight from her village in central Ukraine to reach Kyiv before dawn and sell milk, sour cream, butter and cottage cheese from her own cows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
An hour before dawn, a long, timber-loaded train that smelled sweetly of pine resin stopped them at a country crossing.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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