dawn on

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The gunfire did not appear to faze tourists, who ascended Morro Dois Irmaos at dawn on Tuesday to watch the sunrise over Rio's sweeping panorama of mountains and curved beaches.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Between midnight and dawn on Tuesday, the Earth will pass directly between the sun and the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Before dawn on Dec. 10, U.S. forces captured the Guyana-flagged Skipper for allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“Supplies for air defense must be sufficient and timely, especially now, when we need them most. There must be no delays in protecting lives,” he wrote before dawn on Saturday.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

The idea that someone should have been feeding them seemed to dawn on the Bedouin raiders all at once.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri