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[dawn] / dɔn /




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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

Visitors should feel a "connection" to the birds, Jimmy says, returning to the days of being woken by the dawn chorus.

From BBC Jul. 19, 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

Five days after Samba’s escape, around dawn, a team of 20 zookeepers descended on a bush in the local woods, following a sighting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Mal lay next to him, just beginning to stir in the dawn.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

And so the chance has arrived at last, decades in the waiting, decades largely made up of frustration, false dawns and fatalism.

From BBC Mar. 13, 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

If you have a good buddy, grandchildren, do you not look forward to seeing him when each new day dawns?

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

Then it dawned on her the ring could have been in the box with her Vinted order.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

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

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

A full minute went by before it dawned on me that I was still in one piece.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

“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

This might be a dawning moment, when the golfing world realises that someone capable of winning a record-equalling 82 PGA Tour titles might not be the best qualified to shape its future.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Now, there’s a dawning realization that these tools can do far more.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

“Yes,” I start to agree, and then catch myself with a dawning realization.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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