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These were officials from the International Testing Agency, and they were there before dawn to carry out a highly unusual doping control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-looking fish locals call "esene".

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

That came later, and quieter, when I finally showed up before dawn and did the actual work where no one was filming.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

Having been bundled out of their tents at dawn, everyone here is exhausted even before they have been set any tasks.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The water was ice-cold, unsoftened by the dawn sun.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

After several false dawns, Dorrian's patience paid off when Clive Nates came on board in 2016 – eventually taking over as chairman in 2018.

From BBC ● Apr. 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

Restoring Western supply chains will take time, and the rare-earths industry has seen false dawns before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

When I reach the sidewalk something else dawns on me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

But the realization dawned that Ronnie might, as it were, take the bullet for Stuart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

The attack was later immortalised in the 1957 film - both sons said, ironically, it was only when they were older that the full impact of what it depicted dawned on them.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

When it dawned on the teacher what was happening in broad daylight and in front of other motorists and pedestrians, her initial feeling was of disbelief.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

But as the EV age dawned, helped by top-down policy such as generous subsidies, Chinese firms hit the throttle.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

By then I was just barely listening, because it had dawned on me that our time of mourning must be about over.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

“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

It even overwhelms his dawning understanding of Venice’s spreading cholera outbreak, as he concludes he would rather stay on vacation than save the boy—or himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

The dawning of reality should be close at hand now for England players - 'maybe it's not you, Scotland, maybe it's us'.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

But I did not mask the fact that I believed a new day was dawning.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela