dawn

Her phone rang at 6 a.m., the crack of dawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

We are at the dawn of recursive self-improvement, the moment when AI systems begin rewriting and improving their own code, causing an intelligence explosion, all without human intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

In the second half of 2022 — during the dawn of ChatGPT — it blocked almost 45 million accounts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

The film portrays how it began to dawn on her what she had taken on when she entered competitions in the run up to the Games.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

All of the rumors are virtually unfounded but they rip through the area as they did at Rainy Pass and I leave the checkpoint at dawn to head across the ice with some doubt.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

“Markets have seen plenty of false dawns throughout this conflict,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In some sense, this is akin to the realization that dawns on most people regarding their parents: Before we came along, they had a whole identity that had nothing to do with us.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026

Investors burned by false dawns in China’s property market are reluctant to reprice assets without unmistakable signals.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

As 2026 dawns, it does feel that how United do in the winter transfer window will determine whether they will retain any hope of qualifying for the Champions League.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025

Then the real beauty of the situation dawns on me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

When the 20th century dawned, nearly all of Asia was under the colonial boot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Though the foldable was developed on his watch, Apple is anxious to set a tone that a new innovative day has dawned at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

It also does not appear to have dawned on them that they are high-profile individuals, likely to attract attention, with footage finding its way to social media, as happened with Carse.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Was there a specific moment when it dawned on the “Hacks” team that Jimmy and Kayla deserved more airtime?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

But after Grandpa went off to Jefferson in the buggy with Miss Love, it dawned on me that now Granny’s passing wasn’t so plain after all.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

"I can't read instruction manuals, but I've watched YouTube tutorials," he says, generating a growling bass line that sounds like the dawning of the apocalypse.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

“There’s just a dawning understanding of broader American consciousness about caregiving and aging. It’s a massive infrastructure issue and economic issue that will impact all of us in some way.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Graham Burnett, a history professor at Princeton University, sees "the dawning of an authentic movement," similar to the birth of the environmental movement in the 1960s, which led to landmark environmental protections.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Japan isn’t the only country trying to reshore production of this strategic technology in the dawning age of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

There was no space left, and ten little ones still stood anxiously on the deck of the Ocarrion, realization dawning on their faces.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older