dawn
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His arrival at Adobe came at the dawn of software-as-a service, which at the time was a revolutionary shift toward monetizing software via subscription business models.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
For example, teenage births in the United States have been falling since the early 1990s, long before the dawn of the smartphone.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
His early years in Madras followed a gruelling routine: music lessons at dawn, recording sessions through the day and home close to midnight.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The best times to encounter them are at dawn or dusk, when most tourists are sleeping or sipping caipirinhas.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
JP says his momma wakes him at the crack of dawn by turning gospel music on high, and he gets up and starts cleaning.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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