by night
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It’s home to perhaps 4,000 year-round residents, star-struck by night, startling at dawn, surrounded by the largest state park in California, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
By day, the space takes on an ever-evolving approach to display; by night it transforms into a hub for cultural programming and community gatherings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
A writer by day and an avid concertgoer by night, I relied for years on Spotify to provide my soundtrack and introduce me to new bands.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026
Nikunj Kothari, a venture capitalist by day who builds apps by night, wakes up and checks his agents first thing in the morning, before coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Hidden by night, members of Congress, following separate routes, make their way in the dark to Carpenter’s Hall for secret meetings with a French intelligence agent.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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