dawn on
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Just over 100 people forced to leave their homes gathered from dawn on Monday at a WFP distribution site in Paktia province, on Afghanistan's eastern border, to receive fortified biscuits, an AFP photographer said.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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
That strike, at dawn on January 9, left half the capital without heating and many residents without electricity for days in sub-zero temperatures.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
He gets the orders from customers, tells the farmers what he needs, and they arrive with their trucks at Polyface at dawn on Thursday.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
